If you were laboring to buy a seat next to someone at lunch, you had a very messed up childhood. Again, that is not what the term social status refers to, nor

If you were laboring to buy a seat next to someone at lunch, you had a very messed up childhood. Again, that is not what the term social status refers to, nor is it the goal of most people's labor, nor is it something that would logically be acquired by labor. Your breastfeeding toddler does not wish to monopolize your partner's time because of her high social status which was elevated by her labor; he wants a secure source of food. Children will probably always want their mothers, but in a post scarcity world no one needs to worry about where their next meal is coming from.