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Will Storr Equal parts fascinating and tragic.

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Sahil Bloom I can’t recommend Will Storr ‘s book on this exact topic enough - we are driven by evolution to compete, for mates and resources, using status. Those who learn to shed those evolutionarily-wired behaviors are better off as a result.

emily is in sf reminds of Will Storr status games: 1. Dominance: achieved through power, force. 2. Virtue: awarded based on moral goodness, adherence to group norms, and ideological conformity. 3. Competence: attained through the demonstration of skill, talent, or achievement in specific areas.

1. Status has replaced truth. We no longer ask “Is it true?” — we ask “Will this win me points?” Morality is now a performance. Social capital the goal. As Will Storr writes in The Status Game, much of what passes for “virtue” is just reputation management. It’s not reasoned.

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