Bo Winegard et al.:
"There are at least three ways to
increase one’s status that are linked to coalitional value: (1) a
person can improve/develop skills that are beneficial to a coalition; (2) a person can change the organization/goals of the
coalition such that his or her pre-existing skills are more valuable to it; and (3) a person can convince, persuade, cajole
others into thinking that he or she has higher coalitional value
than he or she really does."
"One could, for
example, forward a narrative that suggests that meekness
and compassion are valuable traits (and will be rewarded by
an all-powerful god). This would be strategy three. But, if
enough people come to agree with the narrative, come to believe that indeed aggression and assertiveness are not noble,
but that humility and empathy are, then the coalition will
gradually change, probably in such a way that meekness and
compassion would be more valuable. Hence, this would converge with strategy two."
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