Social Media - Morality and the Status Game

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In the status game, morality is really serving our group. It it's also fighting on behalf of our group a no courageous, brave, super violent warriors. And that remains true to day on social media. If people serve our group and in force its rules and enforce its beliefs, we applaud them. We go, yeed, at a great job. That's amazing. I think that's it. An, it does seem to have to turned darwinism on its head. But, you know, as you pointed out, there status and people's desire for it, can be incredibly productive.An, it can lead to people computing to find the best vaccination as quickly as

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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