Status is in the map, not in the territory, siduri. The map of “snooty New-York poets” needn’t be our own map.
Yes but being aware of what signals one is sending out is helpful. Given that humans play status games it is helpful to be aware of how those games function so one doesn’t send signals out that cause people to pay less attention or create other barriers to communication.
Agreed, but it takes a high degree of luminosity to distinguish between tactical use of status to attain a specific objective, and getting emotionally involved and reactive to the signals of other (inducing this state of confusion is pretty much the function of status-signals for most humans, though).
Tactical = dress up, display “irrational confidence”, and play up your achievements to maximize attraction in potential romantic partners, or do well at a job interview.
Emotional-reactive = seeking, and worrying about, the approval of perceived social betters even though there is no logical reason.
Yes but being aware of what signals one is sending out is helpful. Given that humans play status games it is helpful to be aware of how those games function so one doesn’t send signals out that cause people to pay less attention or create other barriers to communication.
Agreed, but it takes a high degree of luminosity to distinguish between tactical use of status to attain a specific objective, and getting emotionally involved and reactive to the signals of other (inducing this state of confusion is pretty much the function of status-signals for most humans, though).
Tactical = dress up, display “irrational confidence”, and play up your achievements to maximize attraction in potential romantic partners, or do well at a job interview.
Emotional-reactive = seeking, and worrying about, the approval of perceived social betters even though there is no logical reason.