This implies there’s a strict, singular and universal ordering for prestige. The idea you can rank prestige like that, and displace anyone in a strict manner,

This implies there’s a strict, singular and universal ordering for prestige. The idea you can rank prestige like that, and displace anyone in a strict manner, or that there’s some metric you can even use, is utter nonsense. There are bands, of course, but nothing more granular than that. It’s not a zero sum game unless you’re in a very unhealthy mindset.