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What's your status?

The Gray Area with Sean Illing

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Status Is a Fundamental Force in Human Behavior

The more status we've earned, the better our chances of survival and reproduction. There are three different status games in human social life: dominance, virtue and success. Status is an evolutionary bribe to kind of nudge us into being useful to the people around us.

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