The Jordan Harbinger Show 552: Will Storr | Understanding Social Position and the Status Game
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Aug 26, 2021 
Will Storr, an award-winning investigative journalist and author of The Status Game, explores the fascinating dynamics of social status. He discusses how status has evolutionary roots that impact survival and innovation. Storr breaks down the three status games—dominance, virtue, and success—and reveals their psychological consequences, including links between low status and depression. The conversation touches on why job titles can outweigh salaries in terms of happiness, inviting listeners to reconsider their own status pursuits.
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Evolutionary Basis of Status
- Status is deeply ingrained in human evolution as a tribal survival mechanism.
- Higher status meant better resources, mates, and safety, making it crucial for survival and reproduction.
Status as a Motivator
- While we often downplay our desire for status, it's a powerful motivator for positive actions.
- Dismissing status as unimportant is misunderstanding the human condition.
Status' Pervasiveness
- Status significantly influences our lives, regardless of background or circumstance.
- Will Storr's book opens with a story about a prisoner named Ben to highlight this.
