Status Signaling
understanding the subtle and interesting ways in which humans signal their status and reputation
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Status Signaling
Openness is a major driver of Evaporative Cooling. If anyone can join your community, then the people most likely to join are those who are below the average quality of your community because they have the most to gain.
The Evaporative Cooling Effect in Social Network : Networks Course blog for INFO 2040/CS 2850/Econ 2040/SOC 2090
If a single status game becomes dominant, it breeds violence. Social fragmentation is a release valve.
Jaron Lanier on Status / Conflict