Status Signaling
understanding the subtle and interesting ways in which humans signal their status and reputation
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Status Signaling
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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If a single status game becomes dominant, it breeds violence. Social fragmentation is a release valve.
Jaron Lanier on Status / Conflict
The Ideas of Rene Girard: An Anthropology of Religion and Violence
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We see status evolutions already happening online. It used to be high status to have a lot of followers. Now, many people view it as a “green flag” if someone isn’t even on social media.
Rex Woodbury • Clicks & Clout: How We Seek Status In the Digital Age
Culture is an Ecosystem: A Manifesto Towards a New Cultural Criticism (2)
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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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