
STATUS: Does Our Need for It Explain ... Everything?
The Next Big Idea
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Are There Different Types of Status Games?
There are three kinds of different status games that we can play. There's the dominance game, which is basically violence and threat of violence. The other one is virtue - following the rules or believing in sacred beliefs. Michelle Obama and the Pope are superstars of virtue games. And you know, Elon Musk is a, or Kanye West are superstar of success games.
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