There are other forms of social status. Under communism people could be nominally wealthy, but party status carried a lot more weight. However I would note man

There are other forms of social status. Under communism people could be nominally wealthy, but party status carried a lot more weight. However I would note many, many people are not motivated by status. I for one would rather be unknown and my relative status compared to anyone else is about the last thing I will ever concern myself with. I’m not alone, even if the status seekers stand out for all their attention seeking.