Academics turned entrepreneurs are a red flag IMO. The need for status becomes a habit that’s very hard to shake. Being a C student and having shaken off this need is better.
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Wanting to live in it is trying to use it as a form of surrogate home love. Living in a glass house is only fun while the novelty lasts.
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I suspect we’re at or nearing a tipping point where these status games are starting to spill into the “real world”. Credentialed journalists are having to compete with podcasts and bloggers. Academics with those learning in public.
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This isn’t necessarily good though it does seem more meritocratic. Even systems that seem incredibly broken are often working very well at something specific.
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Going corporate or professional means to bind status and ability. While there are downsides, it also generates social stability.
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Stabilized status means people know where to look. It creates order and reliability. This allows navigation and orientation, even if the landmarks are mcdonalds, apple products, and engineering/doctor degrees.
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If the sun came up in a different direction everyday it wouldn’t be fun novelty. It would mean something has gone terribly awry.
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Without externalized markers, the only way to navigate is based on popularity. The choice is between a faceless bureaucratic inhuman standard, or a fallible human. Each can be equally tyrannical.
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Human driven maps tend to have a shorter shelf life BUT they are self healing and have some flexibility. There’s room for heroic redemption stories. Moral judgement is both its greatest weakness and strength.
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Which is why maps that are driven by status are so unreliable. Pure status is fashionable flux so the only reliable anchor is self. The foundation of a status map is narcissism. The self *cannot* change b/c so much relies on it to be stable.
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