Status Signaling
understanding the subtle and interesting ways in which humans signal their status and reputation
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Status Signaling
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I find NFTs that evolve as you progress towards a goal more interesting because they tap on one's hard work & skill, vs one's wealth / being early at a drop.
Similar to how in WoW expensive transmogs gave you clout, but the real clout was in hard achievements
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Social proof is one of the most powerful features in social products and yet is massively under-utilized by almost all social platforms.
Let’s explore some ways that Twitter successfully uses social proof and some ways they fall very short
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descriptiontwitter.comThe Secret of Our Success: How Culture Is Driving Human Evolution, Domesticating Our Species, and Making Us Smarter
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If a single status game becomes dominant, it breeds violence. Social fragmentation is a release valve.
Jaron Lanier on Status / Conflict
Culture Is an Ecosystem: A Manifesto Towards a New Cultural Criticism
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