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Today, I spoke with Will Storr, who is an award-winning writer whose work has appeared in titles such as The Guardian, The Sunday Times, The New Yorker and The New York Times. He is the author of six critically acclaimed books, including ‘Selfie: How the West became self-obsessed’, ‘The Heretics: Adventures with the enemies of science’, as well as the Sunday Times Bestseller ‘The Science of Storytelling’.
He also recently published the book 'The Status Game: On Human Life and How to Play It' and he joins me today to explore how status influences our behaviour, relationships, and how it contributes to so much of what’s good as well as bad in our world.
Some of the topics we covered are:
The Significance of Status: Understanding Its Purpose and Implications
Dominance, Virtue, and Success: The Three Types of Status Games You Need to Know
Cultural Influence on Status Games: Why Understanding Culture is Key
Influencing Social Groups: The Importance of Understanding their Culture and Status Dynamics
The Impact of Status on Physical and Psychological Wellbeing: What You Need to Know
Status Loss and Suicide Ideation: Understanding the Correlation
Genocide and National Status Loss: Examining the Link
Status in Culture Wars: Brexit, Trump, and the Role of Status Games
The Use of Status Games by Cultural Elites
Geopolitics and Status: Understanding Their Interconnection
Escaping Status Games: Is It Possible?
Playing a Hierarchy of Status Games: Why It Matters and How to Do It