If you could add it all up, I wonder how much value is lost to ego/status maintenance globally
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isn’t conspicuous consumption a dominance status game?
I categorize conspicuous consumption as a prestige game, since it’s an attempt to get status by attracting other people, rather than by coercing or bullying or using force. Lots more here: https://meltingasphalt.com/social-status-down-the-rabbit-hole/ … (apologies if you’ve already read that or something similar)
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Thanks - have read that post a couoke times. is there nuance to prestige seeking that is best lobg term in your opinion? eg. Prestige seeking that cannot be bought, only accomplished? seems like conspicuous consumption is a win/lose game whereas the creation of knowledge is not.
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Oh, right! The positive-sum vs. negative-sum axis. Really great question. I don’t know how to break prestige down into + sum vs. - sum components, but it seems extremely important.
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