I don’t think I agree, at least in the present context. I think of status as being like money—or, in fact, the karma score on LW, since that is effectively what we’re talking about here anyway. It controls the granting of important privileges, such as what we might call “being listened to”—having folks read your words carefully, interpret them charitably, and perhaps even act on them or otherwise be influenced by them.
(To tie this to the larger context, this is why I started paying attention to SIAI: because Eliezer had won “status” in my mind.)
While status may appear zero-sum amongst those who are competing for influence in a community, for the community as a whole, status is postive sum when in it accurately reflects the value of people to the community.
I don’t think I agree, at least in the present context. I think of status as being like money—or, in fact, the karma score on LW, since that is effectively what we’re talking about here anyway. It controls the granting of important privileges, such as what we might call “being listened to”—having folks read your words carefully, interpret them charitably, and perhaps even act on them or otherwise be influenced by them.
(To tie this to the larger context, this is why I started paying attention to SIAI: because Eliezer had won “status” in my mind.)
I agree with this.
While status may appear zero-sum amongst those who are competing for influence in a community, for the community as a whole, status is postive sum when in it accurately reflects the value of people to the community.