By definition of “social status” or by definition of “cultural”?
That something is malleable doesn’t imply that it is infinitely malleable.
Also yes, more work does not correspond to higher status in any monotonic way like that. This doesn’t cause any problem for the claim that some people would opt to do more work in order to gain more status?
That something is malleable doesn’t imply that it is infinitely malleable.
Also yes, more work does not correspond to higher status in any monotonic way like that. This doesn’t cause any problem for the claim that some people would opt to do more work in order to gain more status?