Status only operates within groups that share the same values

Evidence

The TechCrunch employee believed that his job granted him high status, but this meant nothing to the bouncer, a hired hand who was not a member of the tech community and thus did not share this opinion. I was virtually unknown in the scene, but my roommate was popular and well connected. In this case, the social capital accrued by being “in the know” garnered more weight than self-important blustering. — Alice E. Marwick, Status Update, 171

Categorization

• DEFINE: Illustrates de Botton’s definition of status as ‘one’s value and importance in the eyes of the world’ — a useful field vocabulary anchor.
• SEED: Angle: status is local, not portable — the mismatch between tech-cluster self-perception and outsiders’ indifference as a lens on influencer reach.
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Alice E. Marwick, Status Update: Celebrity, Publicity,…, 171
• XREF: connects to: Status hierarchies reduce conflict by limiting meaningful comparisons between groups — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 2749; Outgroups become competitors only when capable of changing the status quo; A shared external reference point unifies otherwise isolated elements into a group (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Status is a comparison outcome, not a scarce commodity #corroborates (0.85)
• Status hierarchies reduce conflict by limiting meaningful comparisons between groups #expands (0.80) — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 2749
• A shared external reference point unifies otherwise isolated elements into a group #expands (0.80)
• Outgroups become competitors only when capable of changing the status quo #expands (0.75)