Is It About Status, but They're Left Behind?

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I'm just rejecting thm as saying, you neath contempt. And there's always going to be a pushback. We need to make everybody feel important and that includes people like the white working class who might vote iff a trump or or breaks it. Until we do, i think division is going to get worse and worse. Its said, is a fundamental human need. That goes for everybody, no mate, her, they color, their gender, we know social recognomic background.

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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