Posted by linkadge on April 22, 2018, at 7:37:10
In reply to Re: TRIP8b inhibitors? Truly novel antidepressants., posted by baseball55 on April 21, 2018, at 18:27:30
Much of the "status" effect is learned (i.e. relative deprivation). Many "poor" people still live with resources far above that experienced in other countries.
If I lived in the bush and had a better mud hut than my peers, that might create a constructed feeling of superiority. However, if the base needs are met, the net effect of social status is likely overestimated.
Some studies show that those with higher social status, in fact have higher cortisol levels. This is true in primates where social status positively correlates with cortisol levels.
Social status matters to a point, after which it can itself become a stressor.
"A celebrity is somebody who works their whole life to be noticed, then wears dark sunglasses to avoid being noticed".
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