The irony is that graduating from the status game is one of the most rational things a person can do to fully realize their humanity, but the tyranny of the sta

The irony is that graduating from the status game is one of the most rational things a person can do to fully realize their humanity, but the tyranny of the status game is argued to be inevitable by "rationalists" who'd then turn around and complain that people don't act rationally often enough in other situations. Your need for status is just another way that you're vulnerable to being manipulated by others, albeit highly indirectly. It is true: you need a certain amount of status to do things, but the amount is different for everyone. Staying trapped in the "everything is status" mindset is just projection, ultimately.