Er, note that that example was about someone being overconfident about status being important, and that the recommendation was that they note that their conclusion lives inside their head and might not be real.
I do not think that the hypothesis that everyone’s morality is based on status is a key point or should have more time here. I think it’s usually a curiosity stopper and a Red Herring and we-as-a-community already talk about it too much given how little detail our median member has in their mental model.
Though ‘overwhelming majority’ seems reasonable. If by that we mean 90%+ of the population, every community I’ve ever observed for more than a hour would likely fall into that bucket.
‘Pecking orders’ and so on.
Online communities probably too, though as interactions are primarily text based I’m less confident in that regard.
I don’t think my views are unique either, anyone who has emotional/social intelligence above a certain threshold and who’s also been in the middle or near the top of any status hierarchy would likely be able to sniff out what’s what fairly quickly.
Of course many still sometimes try to hide and disguise their behaviour with something less objectionable then naked social status competition, but when the disguises are paper-thin it doesn’t really have any potential to fool the experienced.
Er, note that that example was about someone being overconfident about status being important, and that the recommendation was that they note that their conclusion lives inside their head and might not be real.
I do not think that the hypothesis that everyone’s morality is based on status is a key point or should have more time here. I think it’s usually a curiosity stopper and a Red Herring and we-as-a-community already talk about it too much given how little detail our median member has in their mental model.
I agree ‘everyone’ is overconfidence.
Though ‘overwhelming majority’ seems reasonable. If by that we mean 90%+ of the population, every community I’ve ever observed for more than a hour would likely fall into that bucket.
‘Pecking orders’ and so on.
Online communities probably too, though as interactions are primarily text based I’m less confident in that regard.
I don’t think my views are unique either, anyone who has emotional/social intelligence above a certain threshold and who’s also been in the middle or near the top of any status hierarchy would likely be able to sniff out what’s what fairly quickly.
Of course many still sometimes try to hide and disguise their behaviour with something less objectionable then naked social status competition, but when the disguises are paper-thin it doesn’t really have any potential to fool the experienced.