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Ask HN: What are some surprising ways to gain social status?
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Re: Ask HN: What are some surprising ways to gain social status?
#12Get rich.
I think you missed the "surprising" part.
Re: Ask HN: What are some surprising ways to gain social status?
#13By genuinely not caring about social status
Re: Ask HN: What are some surprising ways to gain social status?
#14By genuinely not caring about social status
This is called counter-signaling.
Re: Ask HN: What are some surprising ways to gain social status?
#15Learn how to throw a great party.
This isn't surprising, but I haven't thought about it as something to learn before...
Any advise?
Re: Ask HN: What are some surprising ways to gain social status?
#16Gaslight everyone you know into believing you're important, and act like you solve everyone's problems each time something happens- without actually doing anything. Then proceed to post about all your "honest", "hard" work on social media.
This isn't surprising; this is disdainful.
Re: Ask HN: What are some surprising ways to gain social status?
#17Learn how to throw a great party.
You can’t throw a great party without people showing up. You need good people for good parties. The party is the proof of existing value
Re: Ask HN: What are some surprising ways to gain social status?
#18Go full ChatGPT and talk authoritatively about things you have no idea about.
Re: Ask HN: What are some surprising ways to gain social status?
#19By genuinely not caring about social status
This only works if you're already high status otherwise you will be labeled a "loser". Already burned once on that.
Re: Ask HN: What are some surprising ways to gain social status?
#20don’t be a dick
In my experience people love douchebags, especially if they are attractive and talk with confidence about things they have no idea about.