Status Anxiety - Part 5

http://documentaryparadise.com Status Anxiety discusses the desire of people in many modern societies to "climb the social ladder" and the anxieties that result from a focus on how one is perceived by others. De Botton claims that chronic anxiety about status is an inevitable side effect of any democratic, ostensibly egalitarian society. De Botton lays out the causes of and solutions to status anxiety as follows

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[PowerhouseRanger]

This is amazing. I love to explore my mind and compare my reactions to those of others and what they do to be accepted.

My mind is blown. This series of videos made me feel very secure about my not so great status.

[Waltiswicked]

@PowerhouseRanger Agreed. I am always staggered by how much debt people accumulate trying to procure a certain image and then have to work jobs they hate to pay it back.