Apr 3, 2023
On episode 167, we welcome Chuck Thompson to discuss
the evolution of status and popularity, our tendency to believe it
indicates inherent value, true art as opposed to popular art,
status and its intrinsic association with self-esteem, whether
status-seeking is bad, if human hierarchies are natural and our
tendency to compare ourselves to others, the neuroscientic findings
underpinning status-seeking behaviors, the problems stemming from
excessive pride, if corporations will always co-opt trends, the
importance of helping to increase the status of marginalized
groups, men buying sports cars to compensate for small penises, art
as a form of intimacy when related to deep experiences, and the
downside of denying our innate need for status.
Chuck Thompson is the author of the widely reviewed political
screed Better Off Without ‘Em: A Northern Manifesto for Southern
Secession. His writing has appeared in Outside, Politico, Esquire,
Men’s Journal, The New Republic, and many other publications. He’s
the writer and an executive producer of the Paramount+ three-part
music documentary Sometimes When We Touch: The Reign, Ruin and
Resurrection of Soft Rock. His newest book, available now, is
called The Status Revolution: The Improbable Story of How the
Lowbrow Became the Highbrow.
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► The Status Revolution Book | https://bit.ly/3KrDHRn
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