When we say that humans are evoled to seek status we are saying that they are evolved to seek status in a small tribe.
From a evolutionary perspective the amount of recognition of the 100 closed human beings is more important thann the amount of recognition by the billions of people who life on this earth.
When we say that humans are evoled to seek status we are saying that they are evolved to seek status in a small tribe. From a evolutionary perspective the amount of recognition of the 100 closed human beings is more important thann the amount of recognition by the billions of people who life on this earth.
More specifically, we’re evolved to seek experiences that correlate with going up in status.
Going up in status in a hunter gather society. We aren’t evolved to seek experiences that correlate with going up in status in today’s world.
Parent should link to Robin Hanson’s recent post on the subject. —