Learn how to do something cool and dangerous and expensive. Race motorcycles, fly planes, climb mountains, go skydiving. People will want to talk to you
Ask HN: What are some surprising ways to gain social status?
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#22- Enter politics
- Write a book
- Enter the priesthood
- Say something quotable that hasn't been said before and ensure it lives on after you die
Note: These are from the top of my head and are not guaranteed to work.
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#23Pretend to be virtuous by posting about some issue on twitter. Even better find someone to publicly shame on twitter.
You're doing the same thing. You are pretending to be virtuous and shaming people you don't like. One assumes your virtue is, "telling it like it is"
As are you, and so am I.
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#24Pretend to be virtuous by posting about some issue on twitter. Even better find someone to publicly shame on twitter.
You're doing the same thing. You are pretending to be virtuous and shaming people you don't like. One assumes your virtue is, "telling it like it is"
Possibly, but then you are now doing the same thing! Also my hacker news account is anonymous, on twitter accounts tend to be people posting as themselves. (I haven't posted on twitter before, mainly because of that).
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#25First, lower your status intentionally. Quit your job, burn your house.
Then, with the skills you have rise up again! You’ll end up in a better place.
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#27Learn how to throw a great party.
This isn't surprising, but I haven't thought about it as something to learn before... Any advise?
I think the surprising thing is that you can learn how to do it.
As for that, it depends on your what your social circle looks like. I learned how to cook a couple great meals and how to make a couple fancy cocktails. I invited a few friends over that told my other friends. I slowly integrated different people from different areas of my life and now I'm that guy that throws fun cocktail parties.
It's not the same sort of social status as driving a fancy care, but it has increase my social status amongst people I actually care about.
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#28Earlier quoted context omitted.
This isn't surprising, but I haven't thought about it as something to learn before... Any advise?
I think the surprising thing is that you can learn how to do it. As for that, it depends on your what your social circle looks like. I learned how to cook a couple great meals and how to make a couple fancy cocktails. I invited a few friends over that told my other friends. I slowly integrated different people from different areas of my life and now I'm that guy that throws fun cocktail parties. It's not the same sor…
Very cool. And a great approach. Thank you for sharing!
Re: Ask HN: What are some surprising ways to gain social status?
#29First, lower your status intentionally. Quit your job, burn your house. Then, with the skills you have rise up again! You’ll end up in a better place.
That is a good idea (maybe not literally), but I wonder if many people could stand the intervening period of lower status and money.