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handoflixue comments on What if "status" IS a terminal value for most people? - Less Wrong Discussion

18 Post author: handoflixue 24 December 2012 08:31PM

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Comment author: handoflixue 25 December 2012 12:27:36AM 1 point [-]

Wow, guilty as charged. I don't shave my legs, and routinely wear clothing that reveals that :)

It's really pretty pleasant, I can't imagine why you wouldn't want to be like me. I can still play dress up for interviews, I just get the option to Not Care when it's not instrumentally useful :)

(Downside: I routinely have less available social capital, which means the few times I want to make high-status requests, it's a complete pain. It's so rare that the instrumental value just doesn't seem worth the effort, though)

Comment author: Jabberslythe 25 December 2012 12:43:17AM 7 points [-]

There are the other status questions that I asked, if you don't care about shaving.

Also, contrarian cred is still cred. If you are seeking the approval of people who are defined by their lack of compliance, that is still seeking approval. I don't know if that is the case or not for you, but it often is.