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Now, our competitions for prestige often produce positive side effects such as art, science, and technological innovation.16 But the prestige-seeking itself is more nearly a zero-sum game, which helps explain why we sometimes feel pangs of envy at even a close friend’s success.
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Prestige as a relative zero-sum game among groups is fascinating. I’m much less motivated by this than others and so I am blind to others’ attempts to play these status games.
The Elephant in the Brain: Hidden Motives in Everyday Life
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