On human brains such norms mean that exploiter utility monsters will develop rapidly to pump up all the status they can.
This is an empirical claim that I am skeptical of. Do you have empirical evidence to support it?
Edit: Grr, why am I getting voted down instead of having my question answered? I don't see what human failure mode you're referring to, although I might see it if you gave a few concrete examples.
I've just launched WorldviewNaturalism.com, which is intended as a simple "landing page" to be used for introducing your friends to scientific naturalism. Many of the recommended readings linked there are written by LWers. Enjoy.
(This is a very old personal project on which I've spent a few hours per month, and it is not at all associated with the Singularity Institute or the Center for Applied Rationality.)