Hacker News: throw10000https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=throw10000Hacker News RSShttps://hnrss.org/hnrss v2.1.1Sun, 03 May 2026 23:24:02 +0000<![CDATA[New comment by throw10000 in "Ti-84 Evo"]]>> That’s what all people say. Everyone who is status driven will not admit or even realize they are status driven. But the fact of the matter is… it is human nature to be status driven. Everyone recognizes status symbols and possesses such a drive within them. It is also clinically tied with serotonin levels and observed in cross species behavior. To say you have no drive for status is an either a lie or delusional. The evidence is so ingrained in science.

Isn't that just a kafkatrap?

Consider the following exchange where a sane man finds himself in a psychiatric ward:

John: I'm telling you, I'm sane. I don't have any delusions of grandeur and I don't think that I'm Jesus.

Evaluator: I see, your subconscious delusion and erroneous insistence upon sanity are more pervasive than I thought. Your repeated attempts to assert that you're not Jesus is clearly a defense mechanism. I'm afraid I cannot recommend your release.

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Or to rephrase: suppose that a person existed who was not status driven. Would you be able to detect such a person if they existed?

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