Status Signaling

Status Signaling

understanding the subtle and interesting ways in which humans signal their status and reputation

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Twitter Blue feels like a missed revenue opportunity. People don't pay for features. They pay for social capital and status signaling. Twitter could 10x the monetization potential of this by adding things like paid verifications, badges and profile page cosmetics.

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Otterspace Badge Factory

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Optimizing for grades kills passion

Bhaumik Patel bhaumik.substack.com

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On-Chain Meritocracy

Station station.mirror.xyz

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Patronage As An Asset Class — simondlr.com

Simon de la Rouviere blog.simondlr.com

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What is Mimetic Theory? Philosophies of René Girard with Luke Burgis

Luke Burgis youtube.com

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Jia Tolentino on the Internet’s Endless Stage | Crooked Media

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Costly signals of skill

Joey DeBruin flyingpenguins.io

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Grappa

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