Possssssibly. Status is a lot more optional these days, when the living is easy and Western civilisation has a problem with too much food, than it’s ever been before in human history. So a desire for status within the tribe may not be presently optimal in terms of one’s other goals, but I do think it may be strong enough to actually count as a terminal goal, or damn close.
The problem you’re describing is like seeing all those fat people because their bodies still want to put aside stores for the hard times even though there’s way enough food.
Possssssibly. Status is a lot more optional these days, when the living is easy and Western civilisation has a problem with too much food, than it’s ever been before in human history. So a desire for status within the tribe may not be presently optimal in terms of one’s other goals, but I do think it may be strong enough to actually count as a terminal goal, or damn close.
The problem you’re describing is like seeing all those fat people because their bodies still want to put aside stores for the hard times even though there’s way enough food.