Will Storr

Rather than trying to figure out and solve the problem, it's this pile of, yeah, he's an arsehole. He's a bastard. Oh, you're quite right. I feel so sorry for you. And again, it's similar to the venting thing because it feels like they're being sisterly and supportive. What they're actually doing is driving that person even further into the ground.

Rather than trying to figure out and solve the problem, it's this pile of, yeah, he's an arsehole. He's a bastard. Oh, you're quite right. I feel so sorry for you. And again, it's similar to the venting thing because it feels like they're being sisterly and supportive. What they're actually doing is driving that person even further into the ground.

Rather than trying to figure out and solve the problem, it's this pile of, yeah, he's an arsehole. He's a bastard. Oh, you're quite right. I feel so sorry for you. And again, it's similar to the venting thing because it feels like they're being sisterly and supportive. What they're actually doing is driving that person even further into the ground.

They're exaggerating the problem. They're demonizing the man and turning his behavior into this horrendous thing. There's usually tears and then a big...

They're exaggerating the problem. They're demonizing the man and turning his behavior into this horrendous thing. There's usually tears and then a big...

They're exaggerating the problem. They're demonizing the man and turning his behavior into this horrendous thing. There's usually tears and then a big...

fucking argument after it you know it's a it's a it's a wholly kind of toxic and kind of devious form of in inverted commas help because it just it because it makes everything worse for that individual individual and like with fencing the the women who are doing it are made to feel superior like they're being helpful and supportive but actually they're not

fucking argument after it you know it's a it's a it's a wholly kind of toxic and kind of devious form of in inverted commas help because it just it because it makes everything worse for that individual individual and like with fencing the the women who are doing it are made to feel superior like they're being helpful and supportive but actually they're not

fucking argument after it you know it's a it's a it's a wholly kind of toxic and kind of devious form of in inverted commas help because it just it because it makes everything worse for that individual individual and like with fencing the the women who are doing it are made to feel superior like they're being helpful and supportive but actually they're not

This is not how our status game is played. Yeah, absolutely. Yeah, that's absolutely right.

This is not how our status game is played. Yeah, absolutely. Yeah, that's absolutely right.

This is not how our status game is played. Yeah, absolutely. Yeah, that's absolutely right.

Yeah, so it's interesting. Substack, they're obviously kind of a new social media player. And they've been sort of figuring out how to... kind of employ status game psychology into their platform, I think, a little bit. I've got to be careful because my wife works for Substack. But I've got none of this from her.

Yeah, so it's interesting. Substack, they're obviously kind of a new social media player. And they've been sort of figuring out how to... kind of employ status game psychology into their platform, I think, a little bit. I've got to be careful because my wife works for Substack. But I've got none of this from her.

Yeah, so it's interesting. Substack, they're obviously kind of a new social media player. And they've been sort of figuring out how to... kind of employ status game psychology into their platform, I think, a little bit. I've got to be careful because my wife works for Substack. But I've got none of this from her.

What I've written in the book, I got from something that Chris Best, one of the founders, wrote. And he wrote a really interesting essay about status psychology and Substack. And it was initially, I think, that they kind of made this mistake where they were putting writers into some kind of chart that could easily be gamed.

What I've written in the book, I got from something that Chris Best, one of the founders, wrote. And he wrote a really interesting essay about status psychology and Substack. And it was initially, I think, that they kind of made this mistake where they were putting writers into some kind of chart that could easily be gamed.

What I've written in the book, I got from something that Chris Best, one of the founders, wrote. And he wrote a really interesting essay about status psychology and Substack. And it was initially, I think, that they kind of made this mistake where they were putting writers into some kind of chart that could easily be gamed.

So what that meant was that writers were then getting bots to, you know, liken, you know, like... their essays. So they were gaming the thing. And so they changed it to, we are now going to reward writers who make the most money because that's the status game of Substack. Our purpose on this earth is to allow creators, especially writers, to make a living from their work. So that's our game.

So what that meant was that writers were then getting bots to, you know, liken, you know, like... their essays. So they were gaming the thing. And so they changed it to, we are now going to reward writers who make the most money because that's the status game of Substack. Our purpose on this earth is to allow creators, especially writers, to make a living from their work. So that's our game.