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The Answer is Always Status

The Political Orphanage

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The Fear of Status Atrophy

All status is given to us by other people, so we can't own our status. So that's why for people like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, they're never going to be satisfied because there's no permanent security. Right now, I'm hanging out with other podcasters and independent content creators that are within the same general realm that I am in. And I feel happy and secure and valued. Where I to go to hang out with Joe Rogan, would I suddenly, even though I've sort of upgraded in terms of prestige, would I then feel horrible because the gap would be so huge? Yeah, because you're a podcaster. You probably would feel worse. It's

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