Not necessarily, but it's often an effective way to gain status by being seen as visionary.
I'd recommend the alternative of gaining enough status and power that you can easily take credit for other people's opinions when you have reason to believe they will be adopted.
I don't see how a method of gaining status that begins with an unelucidated "First, gain status" is very helpful.
Here's the new thread for posting quotes, with the usual rules: