The Status Game: On Social Position and How We Use It: Interview with Will Storr

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On Episode #43 of the Book Talk Today podcast we are joined by Will Storr.
Will is an award-winning writer and one of my personal favourites. He is the author of five acclaimed books, including 'The Heretics', 'Selfie' and 'The Science of Storytelling'. Today we will be discussing his new book, 'The Status Game: On Social Position and How We Use it.'
We discussed:
📚 The elements of ‘The Status Game’.
📚 Why people join cults.
📚 Toxic morality and prestige games.
Will’s book is ‘The Status Game: On Social Position and How We Use It.’
Timestamps
[0:00] - Intro
[1:30] - What is ’The Status Game’?
[2:37] - Where is the relationship between status and storytelling?
[4:38] - Status and religion
[6:40] - The prestige games of virtue and success
[13:34] - Do co-operation and status go hand in hand?
[15:23] - The effects of toxic morality
[19:31] - Human Individual Metamorphosis
[26:46] - How cults derive their power (Aun’s audio cuts out)
[29:30] - Rewards and status games
[33:49] - Evil for the sake of being evil
[39:57] - Incels and status
[42:45] - Does social media enhance specific status games?
[46:42] - Brainwashing and identity
[52:35] - In defence of tyrants
[54:58] - Rewriting history
[56:21] - How do we play ‘The Status Game’
[1:01:23] - Outro
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@hgcalben8241 2 жыл бұрын

The child that is not embraced by the village will burn it down to feel it's warmth.

@oleksuakozak 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for having an interview with the author. I just finished reading this book. My wife gave it to me as a gift from foyles. I really enjoyed reading it but also listening to it on audible. I've learnt great lot of things from this book. Author also uses history examples and studies to show us what statues is and does for us. Again thank you👍😃

@BookTalkToday 2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome my friend. So glad you enjoyed it.

@Wingedmagician 2 жыл бұрын

I loved this. It’s pretty dark that we’re all so fixated on status. But we work with what we’ve got.

@BanjoSick 2 жыл бұрын

I don’t find it that dark, since productive behavior gets rewarded with status and people are good at seeing through people in smal groups.

@simplysangli 2 жыл бұрын

Really enjoyed this interviews!

@BookTalkToday 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Girish.

@MsAkarum 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this. Very insightful.

@BookTalkToday 2 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome 👍📚

@ireneteaches8994 2 жыл бұрын

Great discussion of what sounds like an excellent, really necessary book that will go on my TBR list. One factual quibble: the Trump supporters/Qanon people stormed *the US Capitol building*, where the US Congress is, not the White House. They wanted to stop the certification of the 2020 presidential election, which is something that Congress does in early January following the November election.

@BookTalkToday 2 жыл бұрын

Yes. Apologies for the mistake. Thanks for listening and providing the correction Irene. 👌📚

@simplysangli 2 жыл бұрын

I am so astonished you have so few subscribers. It is a shame.

@BookTalkToday 2 жыл бұрын

Give it time Girish.