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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?
A lot of it is produce availability, walkability, gym membership, and avoiding the stresses of poverty. Controlling for all that and getting a pure effect of hierarchy on longevity is incredibly hard. I haven't read Alain de Botton on income inequality, but as I understand his evidence has been somewhat discredited.