Category Archives: Status

Cancel Culture From Thomas More To Godward Podcast

Posted on February 17, 2021 by Luke Ford

I suspect that in every society that has ever existed, there have been certain obvious truths you could not say out loud without serious blowback. I don’t think cancel culture is new. No movie had more of an impact on … Continue reading →

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Power and Powerlessness: The Eternal Struggle Over Social Status (2-15-21)

Posted on February 16, 2021 by Luke Ford

https://www.neh.gov/about/awards/jefferson-lecture/tom-wolfe-biography https://www.cjr.org/public_editor/washington-post-tesla-trump-power.php The philosopher Isaiah Berlin on the source of Stoicism's popularity: pic.twitter.com/eMTKAwgocp — Rob Henderson (@robkhenderson) February 15, 2021 https://www.cjr.org/public_editor/washington-post-tesla-trump-power.php Boys Will Be Boys: The Glory Days and Party Nights of the Dallas Cowboys Dynasty

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Power and Powerlessness: The Eternal Struggle Over Social Status (2-15-21)

Posted on February 15, 2021 by Luke Ford

The philosopher Isaiah Berlin on the source of Stoicism's popularity: pic.twitter.com/eMTKAwgocp — Rob Henderson (@robkhenderson) February 15, 2021 "Because journalism, particularly at the highest level, is about raw power…there is only one way the press maintains its power in society: … Continue reading →

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Envy Up, Scorn Down: How Status Divides Us

Posted on December 9, 2020 by Luke Ford

Professor Susan Fiske wrote in this 2011 book: * Walking down a dark alley, you spot an approaching figure. What is the first thing you want to know? If you are a sentry, you cry out, “Halt! Who goes there? … Continue reading →

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NYT: Rising anxiety over declining social status tells us a lot about how we got here and where we’re going

Posted on December 9, 2020 by Luke Ford

Why is status important? After survival, it is probably the most powerful human impulse because it has so much sway over one’s long-term survival and likelihood of successful reproduction. The opposite of status is humiliation. Constant humiliation results in loneliness … Continue reading →

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