What are your thoughts? My sense is that yes, there are qualitative differences — mostly continuous, w/ a phase change here and there.
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For example, being the "it girl" of the moment seems qualitatively different even from being a major A-list celebrity.
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Another one probably comes from being recognized on the street by strangers who then approach you.
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None of these "phase changes" seem inherent to the status game, though, but rather exist due to features of the environment.
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E.g., only so many people can achieve global brand recognition, there are only so many magazine covers in any one week, etc.
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I'm interested in changes in psyche induced by the changes in environment at higher altitudes of status pyramid
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One I think is general hardening/lowering of empathy, very strongly. High status in big hierarchy makes you a sociopath a bit
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Oh, good point. Also mistrust, maybe? If everyone wants a piece of you, people nipping at your heels, etc.
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yes, that sort of thing... Much of it is speculation on my part from the few I know at various points on scale
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combine your old mid-size companies as tribes post with ribbonfarm.com/2016/03/17/go- and I think you'll "solve" it

