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For years, I've been studying a philosopher named René Girard. He showed me how much the drive for prestige shapes our ambitions, and pushed me to ask: “What opportunities am I missing because they’re not prestigious enough?” In my experience, the lust for prestige is the strongest amongst high-status...

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David Perellvor 3 Jahren

In my experience, the lust for prestige doesn’t fully go away. It’s too deeply ingrained in our psyche and social infrastructure. But if you can recognize it, you can tame it. Better to be ruled by conscious choices instead of unconscious desires.

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Kjael // Skaling Venturesvor 1 Jahr

When I talk to SaaS Founders, they often struggle with subjectivity and bias in decision-making. The solution? An objective point of view informed via benchmarks and base rates. Here are 12x KPIs to assess any SaaS firm clearly and effectively:

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Leo Polovetsvor 3 Jahren

I'm increasingly convinced that not caring about prestige or titles is a superpower.

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David Perellvor 3 Jahren

I wish it was “snap of a finger” easy, but the kind of peace you need to not chase prestige requires some combination of incredible parenting, a rock-solid identity, spiritual rootedness, and probably a few other things too.

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Cynthia L. Havenvor 3 Jahren

Can't help but think about René Girard himself. He never thought about status or prestige or any of those categories. He thought about God a lot.

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Barry Fralickvor 3 Jahren

I like this idea. Perhaps you'll never become a world-renowned chef. But you could be a living legend within your own city. And there would be less competition. Regardless, I think there's magic in filling the tiny gaps others overlook.

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Ronak Sheth 🔥vor 3 Jahren

We released a ~1 hour videobook for Wanting by @lukeburgis you may find interesting that dives deep into mimetic desire:

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A.Esat Sönmezervor 3 Jahren

Swamp of prestige. So true. I have been thinking around it for years about the gap between very educated middle income and under educated high income. But could not frame it like this. Thank you.

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Joe Hovdevor 3 Jahren

There’s a buried assumption that financial rewards are better than prestige rewards. Is that necessarily right?

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Kahlil Corazo 🧭 Explorations.phvor 3 Jahren

Nice! My experience: I can't turn off the desire for status. I can only sit with it or play around with it like a dog with a tennis ball: I can design my environment so that status ladders are easy to climb and aligned with transcendent desires

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namevor 3 Jahren

spot on - but can't wear a barbour jacket with this message

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David Perellvor 3 Jahren

Hahahaha... not actually a Barbour jacket (maybe that's even worse though), but that's a hilarious reply

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ApaJvor 3 Jahren

@rattibha

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Max Widmer 🟪vor 3 Jahren

damn. 🎯

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Kevinvor 3 Jahren

The very pursuit of social status is cringe

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David Perellvor 3 Jahren

I just think it’s core to human nature, even if it’s not always ideal

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Rishi S Bhilawadikarvor 3 Jahren

Even when pursuing under priced opportunities, people hope of gaining prestige. Best to follow your curiosity and define your mission. Let the world be bothered about bestowing prestige upon it, or not. Very hard in practice.

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Valusvor 3 Jahren

The guy had two ideas.

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Andreas Dovlandvor 3 Jahren

Something being scarce and difficult to attain doesn't necessarily make it valuable.

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Samyakvor 3 Jahren

Prestige is like a shiny rock. It's pretty to look at, but it's not worth much. The best thing to do is focus on finding opportunities that have real value, even if they're not the most prestigious. Thanks for this video!

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Arunvor 3 Jahren

Lm

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Laura Clarkevor 3 Jahren

This is very good

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Phil Smithvor 3 Jahren

🔥

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Mohit Vishwakarmavor 3 Jahren

René Girard's insights on prestige are eye-opening. High-status individuals prioritize it over valuable opportunities, missing out on underpriced, low-status projects. Girard reminds us to challenge ambitions and value opportunities beyond prestige.

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Ameruddin Ibrahimvor 3 Jahren

May i know what apps do you use for caption? It’s auto caption using what?

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Rizwan Ahmadvor 3 Jahren

@rattibha

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Mr Bunchiepantsvor 3 Jahren

@Readwiseio save

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Arne Blomvor 3 Jahren

This presumes opportunity is all about money. Which means you are missing the point. What would you like to look back upon at the end of your life ? Amassing money or something else , like happiness, love and friendship ?

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Pankaj Singh Thakurvor 3 Jahren

Agree, though must say this is a simplified nuance. Prestige endeavours combined with a high degree of self awareness is most likely to lead to significant upside for self and surrounding.

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Property Decodedvor 3 Jahren

Very true for real estate investments when compared with prestigious investments like equity & crypto

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ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos: “You call them lunatics but the president just had this post where he says ‘we’re in discussions with a new and more reasonable regime’ – let me try to pin you down on that, who is this ‘new and more reasonable regime’? Is the United States in direct contact with them?” State Secretary Marco Rubio: “I’m not going to disclose to you who those people are, because it probably would get them in trouble with some other groups of people inside of Iran. Look, there’s some fractures going on there internally. And at the end of the day, I think that if there are people in Iran who now, given everything that’s happened, are willing to move in a different direction for their country, that would be great. Imagine in Iran that instead of spending their wealth, billions of dollars supporting terrorists or weapons, had spent that money helping the people of Iran, you’d have a much different country.” “So we are always hopeful that that would exist over there. It’s unfortunate, the people of Iran are incredible people. The people who lead them, this clerical regime, that is the problem. And if there are new people now in charge who have a more reasonable vision of the future, that would be good news for us, for them, for the entire world. But we also have to be prepared for the possibility, maybe even the probability, that that is not the case. So we’re gonna test it.” George Stephanopoulos: “But the president said they are, is that the case or is it not? I’m just trying to get some clarity on that.” Marco Rubio: “So you have people that are saying some of the right things privately. Obviously, they’re not going to put it out in press releases and what they say to you or put out there for the world doesn’t necessarily reflect what they’re saying in our conversations.”
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ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos: “You call them lunatics but the president just had this post where he says ‘we’re in discussions with a new and more reasonable regime’ – let me try to pin you down on that, who is this ‘new and more reasonable regime’? Is the United States in direct contact with them?” State Secretary Marco Rubio: “I’m not going to disclose to you who those people are, because it probably would get them in trouble with some other groups of people inside of Iran. Look, there’s some fractures going on there internally. And at the end of the day, I think that if there are people in Iran who now, given everything that’s happened, are willing to move in a different direction for their country, that would be great. Imagine in Iran that instead of spending their wealth, billions of dollars supporting terrorists or weapons, had spent that money helping the people of Iran, you’d have a much different country.” “So we are always hopeful that that would exist over there. It’s unfortunate, the people of Iran are incredible people. The people who lead them, this clerical regime, that is the problem. And if there are new people now in charge who have a more reasonable vision of the future, that would be good news for us, for them, for the entire world. But we also have to be prepared for the possibility, maybe even the probability, that that is not the case. So we’re gonna test it.” George Stephanopoulos: “But the president said they are, is that the case or is it not? I’m just trying to get some clarity on that.” Marco Rubio: “So you have people that are saying some of the right things privately. Obviously, they’re not going to put it out in press releases and what they say to you or put out there for the world doesn’t necessarily reflect what they’re saying in our conversations.”

RedWave Press

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Young children show prestige bias; they are more likely to copy a model that adults regard as being higher social status- for example, their head-teacher rather than an equally familiar person of the same age and gender. Young children are “selective copiers.” They are more likely to imitate their head teacher rather than an equally familiar person of the same age and gender. They prefer to copy high-status people. Five-year-olds assume that an individual who imitates another person is relatively lower in status, suggesting they have an intuitive understanding that the person being copied has higher status. People in general—both children and adults—favor mimicking prestigious people compared to ordinary people. For most of human history, our ancestors looked around and copied whoever seemed to be doing something effectively. If a hunter or fisherman brought home huge catches, others took note. They imitated his methods. They imitated his tools. But just in case, they would also imitate his clothes. They imitated the little song he hummed while cleaning the spear he used. The logic was straightforward. If you can’t neatly separate what works from what doesn’t, you copy everything. As belief systems developed, people came to see skill and good fortune as signs of divine favor. If a fisherman was successful, maybe the gods had blessed him. So people treated anything connected to the successful person as a possible source of power. A tool, a piece of clothing, a personal habit. Any of it might hold some of the magic that led to his success.
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Young children show prestige bias; they are more likely to copy a model that adults regard as being higher social status- for example, their head-teacher rather than an equally familiar person of the same age and gender. Young children are “selective copiers.” They are more likely to imitate their head teacher rather than an equally familiar person of the same age and gender. They prefer to copy high-status people. Five-year-olds assume that an individual who imitates another person is relatively lower in status, suggesting they have an intuitive understanding that the person being copied has higher status. People in general—both children and adults—favor mimicking prestigious people compared to ordinary people. For most of human history, our ancestors looked around and copied whoever seemed to be doing something effectively. If a hunter or fisherman brought home huge catches, others took note. They imitated his methods. They imitated his tools. But just in case, they would also imitate his clothes. They imitated the little song he hummed while cleaning the spear he used. The logic was straightforward. If you can’t neatly separate what works from what doesn’t, you copy everything. As belief systems developed, people came to see skill and good fortune as signs of divine favor. If a fisherman was successful, maybe the gods had blessed him. So people treated anything connected to the successful person as a possible source of power. A tool, a piece of clothing, a personal habit. Any of it might hold some of the magic that led to his success.

Rob Henderson

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.Joe Lonsdale on billionaires giving away money for bad causes to virtue signal: “They’re cowards.” “The only valuable philanthropy is stuff for which you will be attacked.” “A lot of my friends hire people who are much further to the left than them.” “I’ve seen it with Mark [Zuckerberg] and Priscilla— I know Mark’s not that left, but the people they hire under him are. And they let them run wild, and they’re busy.” “It’s tough to be the bad guy.” “People like Elon Musk are willing to admit your mistake and change things. When he was working on the America Pac—he would keep changing who was in charge, 4 times, until it worked.” “That takes lot of psychic energy and boldness and willingness to be criticized.” “Most of these people who hire people around them that are not working out— they let them keep doing it. It’s frustrating.” Via Katie Miller The Katie Miller Podcast
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.Joe Lonsdale on billionaires giving away money for bad causes to virtue signal: “They’re cowards.” “The only valuable philanthropy is stuff for which you will be attacked.” “A lot of my friends hire people who are much further to the left than them.” “I’ve seen it with Mark [Zuckerberg] and Priscilla— I know Mark’s not that left, but the people they hire under him are. And they let them run wild, and they’re busy.” “It’s tough to be the bad guy.” “People like Elon Musk are willing to admit your mistake and change things. When he was working on the America Pac—he would keep changing who was in charge, 4 times, until it worked.” “That takes lot of psychic energy and boldness and willingness to be criticized.” “Most of these people who hire people around them that are not working out— they let them keep doing it. It’s frustrating.” Via Katie Miller The Katie Miller Podcast

Jawwwn

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The strongest desire for wealth and recognition is found among those who already possess both. People who are at or near the top in terms of socioeconomic status and wealth report the highest levels of desire for status and recognition. In these studies, researchers collected objective measures of participants’ standing—income, education, and occupational prestige—and found something striking: those who ranked highest on these metrics were also the most likely to endorse statements such as, “It would please me to be in a position of power over others,” “I enjoy having influence over those around me,” or “I like being recognized when I walk into a room.” In other words, the strongest longing for distinction wasn’t concentrated among those struggling for status, but among people already doing very well by objective standards. When I read those studies, it immediately clicked. The pattern made intuitive sense. There was something psychologically consistent there: success doesn’t extinguish the desire for status—it often intensifies it. From my conversation with Garry Tan
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The strongest desire for wealth and recognition is found among those who already possess both. People who are at or near the top in terms of socioeconomic status and wealth report the highest levels of desire for status and recognition. In these studies, researchers collected objective measures of participants’ standing—income, education, and occupational prestige—and found something striking: those who ranked highest on these metrics were also the most likely to endorse statements such as, “It would please me to be in a position of power over others,” “I enjoy having influence over those around me,” or “I like being recognized when I walk into a room.” In other words, the strongest longing for distinction wasn’t concentrated among those struggling for status, but among people already doing very well by objective standards. When I read those studies, it immediately clicked. The pattern made intuitive sense. There was something psychologically consistent there: success doesn’t extinguish the desire for status—it often intensifies it. From my conversation with Garry Tan

Rob Henderson

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These people are Trump supporters in 2023. The media told these people that they had to come from a prestigious college while looking and speaking a certain way to be accepted by Conservatives. Democrats aren’t afraid of all Black people leaving them, they only fear losing the Black people in the hood that they benefit from and we are witnessing just that. Everyone is seeing the lie for what it is. Truth is, we can’t wait to have all of you at the polls with us next year.
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These people are Trump supporters in 2023. The media told these people that they had to come from a prestigious college while looking and speaking a certain way to be accepted by Conservatives. Democrats aren’t afraid of all Black people leaving them, they only fear losing the Black people in the hood that they benefit from and we are witnessing just that. Everyone is seeing the lie for what it is. Truth is, we can’t wait to have all of you at the polls with us next year.

Dom Lucre | Breaker of Narratives

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Another Pastor has come forward saying he was briefed on how to prepare his congregation for UFO Disclosure "A handful of pastors were invited to come to a private meeting with a group of men who are connected with the intelligence world who are believers but still have very high security clearances that are still connected to Washington and even this current administration. We had a sitting Congressman called into that meeting for pastors and he said 'are the pastors listening to me? Go and tell the church they are not ready for what is coming. They are preparing to tell us they are from another dimension and they are our creator. Prepare the people for what is coming because they are not ready.’”
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Another Pastor has come forward saying he was briefed on how to prepare his congregation for UFO Disclosure "A handful of pastors were invited to come to a private meeting with a group of men who are connected with the intelligence world who are believers but still have very high security clearances that are still connected to Washington and even this current administration. We had a sitting Congressman called into that meeting for pastors and he said 'are the pastors listening to me? Go and tell the church they are not ready for what is coming. They are preparing to tell us they are from another dimension and they are our creator. Prepare the people for what is coming because they are not ready.’”

Red Panda Koala

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