This agrees with my personal experience—that most or all human interaction seems to be permeated by status signaling and other social games. I imagine this is true in most social mammals based on the animal behavior stuff I’ve read. I find this to be a great aid in arguing effectively.
I want to write a longer comment tying this to personal observations on effective communication, persuasion, etc. but I’m at work. Also many readers probably already have a lot of similar (and possibly more cogent) thoughts on the topic.
This agrees with my personal experience—that most or all human interaction seems to be permeated by status signaling and other social games. I imagine this is true in most social mammals based on the animal behavior stuff I’ve read. I find this to be a great aid in arguing effectively.
I want to write a longer comment tying this to personal observations on effective communication, persuasion, etc. but I’m at work. Also many readers probably already have a lot of similar (and possibly more cogent) thoughts on the topic.