Mammalian brain · Social Drives & Status
Status Signalling Drift
What signals prestige inside a group shifts over time — from wealth to taste to autonomy to restraint — and whoever spots the drift first sells the new signal.
An everyday example
The status move shifting from a corner office to no office, from busy to unreachable.
What it can cost you
Buying yesterday's signal, or being sold today's by someone who invented it.
Warning signs
- I want the thing the leaders just switched to.
- The old signal suddenly feels embarrassing.
One thing to do
Ask who benefits from the current definition of status in your circle, and whether you want that definition.
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