What are some surprising ways to gain social status?
What are some surprising ways to gain social status?
- Enter politics
- Write a book
- Enter the priesthood
- Say something quotable that hasn't been said before and ensure it lives on after you die
Note: These are from the top of my head and are not guaranteed to work.
Gaslight everyone you know into believing you're important, and act like you solve everyone's problems each time something happens- without actually doing anything.
Then proceed to post about all your "honest", "hard" work on social media.
By genuinely not caring about social status
Learn how to throw a great party.
Learn how to do something cool and dangerous and expensive. Race motorcycles, fly planes, climb mountains, go skydiving. People will want to talk to you
First, lower your status intentionally. Quit your job, burn your house.
Then, with the skills you have rise up again! You’ll end up in a better place.
Go full ChatGPT and talk authoritatively about things you have no idea about.
Pretend to be virtuous by posting about some issue on twitter. Even better find someone to publicly shame on twitter.
Be extremely negative and spread that negatively on social media. You're more likely to gain a following of people who dislike the same things as you than people who like the same things as you.
A surprising way to gain social status is to develop an independent sense of morals and treat people according to your ethical code.