Are You Playing a Status Game?

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H says humans are always in some way playing a status game. People will have a genuine desire foror for social justice, just as the people who invented the ash astrozenica vaccine are also motivated because they are fascinated by science. Status is like the machinerytthat kind of runs underneath it all and helps, it helps, but helps. It kind of motor. How you you pick yourstatus game? Well, i think so much of that is down to jeans, and i think it's down to parenting.

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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