Re: [projectvrm] Reputation economy?

[Guy Higgins < >]

A most interesting article.  As a retired career military officer, and the son of a career officer, I watch with mild amusement the uniforms of senior officers in the media — they inevitably wear an exuberance of “stuff” on their uniforms; ribbons (as many as fifteen rows), staff badges, combat badges (Combat Infantry Badge (CIB) which is actually a really big deal), warfare specialty devices (wings, dolphins, jump wings, etc) and so forth.  Some of that “stuff” is actually meaningful — but most is simply “been there” detritus.  Since I can “read” the stuff, I know that the general or admiral with fifteen rows of ribbons isn’t any more of a hero than am I (and I am not a hero), he’s just been around for more years.  It’s about status — and it is (per the article) status inflation.  Good read.

Thanks,

Guy

From: Identity Coach < "> >
Date: Sunday, March 8, 2015 at 21:32
To: Project VRM < "> >
Subject: [projectvrm] Reputation economy?

Thought provoking:

The Economics of Social Status
http://www.ribbonfarm.com/2013/05/01/the-economics-of-social-status/

  j.