What Is a Status Zero Sum Game?

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Is status zero sum game? Does one person's status have to go down for another person's status to rise? Well, you know, i that's a realy sort of newas question. It cind of goes like this, if somebody that we know suddenly rises in status, we're gong to feel bad. You know, it is relative in that sense, but it's not necessarily zero sum. And people who do cross fit are insane about cross fit. Theyre tey're just obsessed without tattoos and all sorts. What cross fit is is just a really positive status game. So you go to your cross fit once or twice a week, and everybody is there cheering

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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