It’s a great speech—when you’ve time it’s maybe worth adding a summary so people know if they want to read it.
Tl;dr Social status is very attractive to some people, maybe most, but you should know that it’s not as rewarding ultimately as it appears, due to a kind of hedonic treadmill. Relevance to EA: notice when you are making decisions based on how it will get you access to The Cool People rather than on what you value
It’s a great speech—when you’ve time it’s maybe worth adding a summary so people know if they want to read it.
Tl;dr Social status is very attractive to some people, maybe most, but you should know that it’s not as rewarding ultimately as it appears, due to a kind of hedonic treadmill. Relevance to EA: notice when you are making decisions based on how it will get you access to The Cool People rather than on what you value
I love that you wrote this out. much easier for me to add.