Status Addiction: How Hierarchy Runs Your Life - Deepstash

Status Addiction: How Hierarchy Runs Your Life

  • Status addiction is the glue of modern society. Titles, brands, follower counts, uniforms, office locations - they're all signals in the status economy.
  • Military salutes, academic regalia, business cards, even hashtags — they're ritual displays of submission or dominance.
  • People kneel not just for gods, but for jobs. They bow to influencers and CEOs the same way chimpanzees submit to silverbacks. The modern suit is just a stylized fur coat.

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Content Curator | Absurdist | Amateur Gamer | Failed musician | Successful pessimist | Pianist |

What if your entire personality was just software—written by parents, schools, ads, trauma, and culture? 🤔 This is pt. 1 of the series.

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