I completely disagree that status is not a zero-sum game. It definitely is! Think about an individual's status as positive attention given to them; total numbe

I completely disagree that status is not a zero-sum game. It definitely is! Think about an individual's status as positive attention given to them; total number of person-hours dedicated to thinking positively about that specific individual. The amount of attention of all people on earth, especially positive attention, from which status is derived, is a limited resource. If current online celebrities are capturing 90% of all online traffic and consumers are already glued to their phones, then if I want to capture 20% of all online traffic, it means that I MUST steal some traffic from current celebrities. Existing consumers cannot create more hours in their days and they need to work for a living. The only way to get their attention is to redirect it away from other people/things towards me. Zero-sum game. Suggesting that status is not a zero-sum game is laughably wrong. Does anyone actually believe that every person on earth could be famous? Is your own brain capable of even memorizing the names and faces of 8 billion people? Most people can barely remember 1000 people's names. Celebrities have to compete for these limited slots.