Jonathan_Graehl comments on Branches of rationality - Less Wrong
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I don't have much data here, but I guess none of us do. Personally, I haven't found it terribly helpful to learn that I'm probably driven in large part by status seeking, and not just pure intellectual curiosity. I'm curious what data points you have.
If the way you seek status is ethical ("do good work" more than "market yourself as doing good work") then you may not want to change anything once you discover your "true motivation". And the alternative "don't care about anything" hardly entices.