One possible definition of a zero point would be signaling (or being perceived to signal) neither a raising nor a lowering of the status of the person in question.
(It isn’t your imperative but...) High status people will often take that as disrespectful.
I understand treating higher status people like you would treat equal status people as signaling a lowering of their status so I think that’s already taken into account.
I understand treating higher status people like you would treat equal status people as signaling a lowering of their status so I think that’s already taken into account.
Not necessarily. Status is transactional and dynamic. High status people (of a certain kind) demand a constant stream of ‘status raising’ behaviors in the same way governments demand taxes.
(It isn’t your imperative but...) High status people will often take that as disrespectful.
I understand treating higher status people like you would treat equal status people as signaling a lowering of their status so I think that’s already taken into account.
Not necessarily. Status is transactional and dynamic. High status people (of a certain kind) demand a constant stream of ‘status raising’ behaviors in the same way governments demand taxes.