Be wary of status. Be wary of pursuing status (directly on indirectly via a thing you say you want), be wary of assuming things about others because of a certain status or lack thereof. Status is one class of finite games which are played to win, and induce a scarcity mindset. Avoid playing these types of games.
Counterpoint: Status can be very useful—it’s often insanely motivating and feels very fun, and impossible to root out in humans, so it’s better to redirect status to good things and away from bad things. I don’t think you can do without status, so use it like Hercules used two rivers to clean out the Augean stables.
Counterpoint: Status can be very useful—it’s often insanely motivating and feels very fun, and impossible to root out in humans, so it’s better to redirect status to good things and away from bad things. I don’t think you can do without status, so use it like Hercules used two rivers to clean out the Augean stables.