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Since higher social status seems to increase life expectancy I have wondered if there is a way of "tricking yourself" into thinking your status is higher than most people would believe. Perhaps, for example, if you have little hope of having a prestigious career you could devote lots of time to becoming a respected leader in World of Warcraft. Or might it even be enough to become the ruler of a virtual kingdom in which you are the only non-computer player?
I've seen one claim which I haven't been able to verify that eccentrics are healthier than other people.
If true, is it just that it takes pretty good financial security to pull off being eccentric? Doing what you please means you optimize your environment for yourself? It's not that high status is good for you, it's that low status is bad for you?
By what objective criteria does one distinguish an 'eccentric' from a regular person?