Jun
22
Occupation and Money
June 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment
I wanted to explore a comment on an earlier post, written by my friend Storme Jaynes. Storme posits that status is about money and the more you have the more status you have. First, I want to say that there appears to be a good deal of individual and cultural relativity in what constitutes status. [...]
Jun
10
Harvard and Princeton Duped by Student
June 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Yahoo ran this interesting article yesterday about a young man who got into Harvard with false credentials, and then, when discovered, managed to get accepted into Princeton. The antagonist had claimed, falsely, that he attended the prestigious Phillips Academy at Andover and attended MIT. There is no doubt that Adam Wheeler was status fixated, but [...]
Jun
1
The Most Interesting Man in the World
June 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QI58wj4b4g0 Dos Equis Beer’s advertising campaign portrays “the most interesting man in the world.” Is this man the quintessential gentleman? He is sporting, adventurous, casually well dressed, slight European accent… “People hang on his every word, even the propositions.” “He could disarm you with his looks or his hands, either way.” “He can speak French [...]
May
27
Power through degradation
May 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Can status be elevated by degrading another? Bitch, Cunt, Fag, Gringo, Hillbilly, Idiot, Moron, Nigger, and Redneck are all words designed for that purpose. Of course, degradation can be a lot more subtle and nearly any label can be handed out in derogatory fashion. Degradation is an interesting phenomena because it fits into taboo and [...]