Acting high-status? It’s 50/50. 50% it works. Falls under “Fake it ‘till you make it”, which is actually a guarantee, not just a cynical lament. 50% it absolu

Acting high-status? It’s 50/50. 50% it works. Falls under “Fake it ‘till you make it”, which is actually a guarantee, not just a cynical lament. 50% it absolutely doesn’t work. Humans are exceedincly perceptive of the state of each other. We sense a lot more than we’re conscious of. We’re especially attuned to fear. Fear takes delicate and abstract forms in emotional processing and in our little tells and reveals. Acting as high-status from a status perceived as low is fundamentally anxious, low-status and dissonant. However!, becoming aware of the high/low status construction and becoming free from it while staying emotionally connected and secure… is high-status. Ah, something occurs to me now: One thing is that we often inherit or pick up various signaling behaviors we simply aren’t aware of and may be low-status. Say, family mannerisms. It’s sometimes good to see these and park them as appropriate. (This can actually reduce disssonance.) It’s good to play with this. And. Play can be high-status. Edit: Hah, one more: A reason behind the fact that acting high-status can bring high status is that we are avid social learners and imitators. If you practice high-status you get good at it and it’s possible to learn from you which confers high status, so…