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Followup to: The Many Faces of Status (This post co-authored by Morendil and Kaj Sotala - see note at end of post.) …

x The red paperclip theory of status — LessWrong Social Status Frontpage 61 The red paperclip theory of status by Morendil , Kaj_Sotala 12th Jul 2010 6 min read 24 61 Followup to: The Many Faces of Status (This post co-authored by Morendil and Kaj Sotala - see note at end of post.) In brief: status is a measure of general purpose optimization power in complex social domains , mediated by "power conversions" or "status conversions". What is status? Kaj previously proposed a definition of status as "the ability to control (or influence) the group", but several people pointed out shortcomings in

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