Reputation Games
Jim and Will discuss how reputation is a fundamental aspect of human behavior and how it drives us to play status games. They explore how fear of being ostracized motivates much of what we do, and how we paper it over with rational-sounding ideas. They also touch on the two prestige games that work, virtue and success, and how reputation is everything in violent environments.In this clip
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Infinite Loops 2022
Ep.122 — Will Storr — The Status Game
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