429. The Psychology of Social Status and Class | Rob Henderson
The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast
Luxury Beliefs and Elite Status
- Luxury beliefs are ideas that confer status on the elite while inflicting costs on lower classes.
- A key feature of luxury beliefs is that believers are sheltered from the consequences.
- These beliefs act as a compression algorithm, allowing quick interpretation of new environments without deep learning.
- Elite university graduates often exploit commonalities with historically mistreated groups to claim virtue and gain advantages.
- This behavior may stem from guilt over privilege and a desire to be seen as good people.
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