AdeleneDawner comments on The many faces of status - Less Wrong

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Comment author: AdeleneDawner 16 April 2010 01:27:44AM 6 points [-]

If status was always about one particular skill or trait (for example, the ability to beat people up), this strategy wouldn't work.

Comment author: BenAlbahari 16 April 2010 02:18:59AM 3 points [-]

Status is relative to a group, and each group values different skills and traits. We gravitate towards groups where we have value.