we can override our primitive impulses with rationality, i don't believe there is anyone who doesn't see social status at all, i just think that they have such control over their faculties that they can override their default instinct.
Plausible explanation, and i can add a reason why people would want to override it: It opens up new dimensions of freedoms in terms of lifestyle. You can make more extreme decisions if you don't need to impress others.
i agree, to be a truly independent thinker means your ideas won't be acknowledged for a period of time if ever, to not care what other people think seem to be the hall mark for truly creative people.
