Can Anyone Ultimately Win the Status Game?

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martin asks, can anyone ultimately win the status game? No is the simple answer to that question. I think the way to win is is to live a life if you can arrange itof gradually climbing status. So every few months youaway geton a little bump. But even those people at the madonna heights, they ain't happy, you know. And it's because that they're never going at, you know, you never win thestatus game. You can't win it, because you always want more.

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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