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Status

Everything on this site about status — each one naming the study behind it.

You follow successful people even when their methods are flawed.
Prestige bias is the tendency to copy the behaviors of high-status individuals regardless of whether the behavior cont…
You feel an ownership for groups you did not join.
Basking in reflected glory is the tendency to associate yourself with successful groups or individuals to bolster your…
You prefer associating with winners to signal your status.
A 1976 study found students wore more university gear the day after their football team won.…