How to Earn Prestige

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We've been earning status for millions of years. The first way is dominance and that's what we have. You earn prestige by being useful, by showing that youere useful to your group. That's how we were playing for statusen thousand years ago. And it also defines human social live to day dominants, virtue and success. There are infinite ways we can symbolize status. We're playing monopoly, it's plastic houses,. Well, if we'rei in in in a christian church, it's our christian practice and our hou, how well we adhere to the rules of the christian game. So there are limitless ways we can play for status. People do

Does owning a big house and supporting ‘correct’ social causes not just make you feel good about yourself but actually make you healthier and live longer? The answer is yes. This is just one of the fascinating findings that bestselling writer Will Storr shared with Intelligence Squared on September 16 discussing the themes of his new book The Status Game. Storr argues that it is our irrepressible craving for status that ultimately defines who we are. As he puts it, ‘If you want to rule the world, save the world, buy the world or fuck the world, the best thing to pursue is status.’ And research shows that without sufficient status, we suffer more illness and live shorter lives. To get the Intelligence Squared discount on the book click here: https://www.primrosehillbooks.com/product/the-status-game-on-social-position-and-how-we-use-it-will-storr-intel/

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