Few would like to feel inferior in every dimension to other people in their group - because that effectively means they're useless to the group, beyond being a

Few would like to feel inferior in every dimension to other people in their group - because that effectively means they're useless to the group, beyond being a warm body to throw at problems requiring numbers; it means they're replaceable and will be replaced by someone better. It feels to me that the ideas of social status, "feeling seen", finding connection, even finding meaning, all intersect in wanting to be unique along some dimension that at least part of your group values.