Arguing Over Status Like Squawking Birds
In a recent post , I left off with a couple of people arguing over their perceived “Success Quotient”, and they were going at it like a couple of “squawking birdies”.
There are all kinds of things which people use to compare themselves against each other with, and they often end up getting into competitive arguments over these things. These include how much money they make, what kind of car they drive, what neighborhood they live in, the kind of house they live in, who is holier or happier than who, and many other things. The image here shows but a few – it seems that people always find ways by which to compare themselves against each other, and see who’s better than who. I’m sure you can find a lot of other things that are argued over, in a comparative, status-conscious context:
Status-Conscious Arguments
The never ending tendency towards social comparison leads to these kinds of competitive arguments, which in many ways are reminiscent of squawking birdies on telephone wires, engaged in a skirmish. Is human nature based upon animal nature?
Arguing Over Status Like Squawking Birds