The status claim thing seems true. In fact most status hierarchies, those with higher status have more control over a broader, more generalized realm: the lower levels debate, and the higher levels control the frame of the debate, so by meta-commenting you are implicitly claiming the higher spot.
The status claim thing seems true. In fact most status hierarchies, those with higher status have more control over a broader, more generalized realm: the lower levels debate, and the higher levels control the frame of the debate, so by meta-commenting you are implicitly claiming the higher spot.