Vladimir_Nesov comments on A Rational Education - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Vladimir_Nesov 28 June 2010 05:47:22PM 7 points [-]

My preferred definition for status is "the ability to control (or influence) the group"

Rather, it's godshatter counterpart of that. You can have status without ability to influence the group, or ability to influence the group without status. The pattern is explanatory, but doesn't quite work as definition.

Comment author: Sniffnoy 28 June 2010 11:48:16PM *  0 points [-]

Ah, I think you've stated what I was trying to more clearly than I did. Its godshatteriness/proxiness is why we need a characterization rather than a definition.

Edit: Made less ambiguous.