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And that's something that, you know, cognitive neuroscientists also, maybe not necessarily all of them, but something which is accepted by some cognitive neuroscientists, that status as such, experiences an increase in status going to feel good. And that is going to be Status is super flexible. And you can always keep increasing status all across your life.
And that's something that, you know, cognitive neuroscientists also, maybe not necessarily all of them, but something which is accepted by some cognitive neuroscientists, that status as such, experiences an increase in status going to feel good. And that is going to be Status is super flexible. And you can always keep increasing status all across your life.
And that's something that, you know, cognitive neuroscientists also, maybe not necessarily all of them, but something which is accepted by some cognitive neuroscientists, that status as such, experiences an increase in status going to feel good. And that is going to be Status is super flexible. And you can always keep increasing status all across your life.
So when we were talking about food, et cetera, in a way, once you can eat well, from an evolution point of view, there is no... a big difference between the food you get in a five-star Michelin restaurant and the food you can buy from getting the supermarket.
So when we were talking about food, et cetera, in a way, once you can eat well, from an evolution point of view, there is no... a big difference between the food you get in a five-star Michelin restaurant and the food you can buy from getting the supermarket.
So when we were talking about food, et cetera, in a way, once you can eat well, from an evolution point of view, there is no... a big difference between the food you get in a five-star Michelin restaurant and the food you can buy from getting the supermarket.
And that may seem shocking to a lot of people, but the fact is that the food in the supermarket is super safe relative to where our ancestors were freaking out, etc. You don't have to fight for the food. There is no bacteria or parasites in your food. You know, it's warm, etc.,
And that may seem shocking to a lot of people, but the fact is that the food in the supermarket is super safe relative to where our ancestors were freaking out, etc. You don't have to fight for the food. There is no bacteria or parasites in your food. You know, it's warm, etc.,
And that may seem shocking to a lot of people, but the fact is that the food in the supermarket is super safe relative to where our ancestors were freaking out, etc. You don't have to fight for the food. There is no bacteria or parasites in your food. You know, it's warm, etc.,
So the food in the five-star Michelin restaurant, the biggest difference is not the number of calories, whether it's safe, et cetera. In terms of fitness effect, it's not going to be very different. The difference is the status, is that it gives you status or to be able to... Because you have status, you can do that. It's a signal status to be able to eat in such a restaurant, et cetera. And so...
So the food in the five-star Michelin restaurant, the biggest difference is not the number of calories, whether it's safe, et cetera. In terms of fitness effect, it's not going to be very different. The difference is the status, is that it gives you status or to be able to... Because you have status, you can do that. It's a signal status to be able to eat in such a restaurant, et cetera. And so...
So the food in the five-star Michelin restaurant, the biggest difference is not the number of calories, whether it's safe, et cetera. In terms of fitness effect, it's not going to be very different. The difference is the status, is that it gives you status or to be able to... Because you have status, you can do that. It's a signal status to be able to eat in such a restaurant, et cetera. And so...
While you can't, you know, increase all this stuff about the comfort of your life, you have a roof over your head, you have food, you have water, et cetera, status can keep increasing. You can keep relative to other things doing better and better. The sad thing about it, though, is that status is a zero-sum game. Correct.
While you can't, you know, increase all this stuff about the comfort of your life, you have a roof over your head, you have food, you have water, et cetera, status can keep increasing. You can keep relative to other things doing better and better. The sad thing about it, though, is that status is a zero-sum game. Correct.
While you can't, you know, increase all this stuff about the comfort of your life, you have a roof over your head, you have food, you have water, et cetera, status can keep increasing. You can keep relative to other things doing better and better. The sad thing about it, though, is that status is a zero-sum game. Correct.
Exactly. So as you rise in status, all those who are competing with you are, relatively to you, going down in status. And so it's Well, I'm just going to say it's not something that you can, you know, you have utilitarianism. It's this philosophy that you want to maximize the happiness in the country.
Exactly. So as you rise in status, all those who are competing with you are, relatively to you, going down in status. And so it's Well, I'm just going to say it's not something that you can, you know, you have utilitarianism. It's this philosophy that you want to maximize the happiness in the country.
Exactly. So as you rise in status, all those who are competing with you are, relatively to you, going down in status. And so it's Well, I'm just going to say it's not something that you can, you know, you have utilitarianism. It's this philosophy that you want to maximize the happiness in the country.
And thirdly, if status is one of the key things where you can increase happiness of individuals, well, you can't increase the happiness of the country because status is those who have it and those who don't have it. It's a zero-sum game. So you can't increase status of everybody.
And thirdly, if status is one of the key things where you can increase happiness of individuals, well, you can't increase the happiness of the country because status is those who have it and those who don't have it. It's a zero-sum game. So you can't increase status of everybody.