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> High status males and females are more successful at reproducing, healthier, and have lower levels of stress hormones. If those truly are the stakes, it seem

• johngossman 3y ago
  I hope we’ve moved past that. And even some of the baboons opted out.
  • kukkeliskuu 3y ago
    Read the book Johnstone: Impro and you will see that we have not moved past that.
• 082349872349872 3y ago
  If those are the stakes, are they linear with status, or do those inside the baboon inner ring enjoy them, while those baboons trying to break into the inner ring have much higher levels of stress and not appreciably better health or reproductive opportunities than mid-level baboons? (If one doesn't assume the narrator is telling the complete truth, 1984 can be read as a book in which an outer party member —who is in the outer, not inner, party based on his middling A-levels— violently attempts to buck the system. Keep in mind that when Blair went to private school, he was an "outsider", there on a nearly-free ride to keep the school's test scores up [as the rich and the thick do with boffins to this day], and boy, did the insiders ever let him know his place.)
• scottyah 3y ago
  My interpretation isn't cause and effect but rather effect and cause (in the simple sense, though it is a flywheel where they build upon one another). High Status is a lot easier to achieve when you don't tire easily, don't get headaches or bloat easily, and lack pains that put you in a sour mood. Whether it be genes or lifestyle, social status does seem to reward those who find a way to live their lives better. I, certainly, am always ranking higher those who seem happier and healthier than their counterparts.