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# Be Wary of Imitating High-Status People Who Can Afford to Countersignal
- URL: https://werd.io/be-wary-of-imitating-high-status-people-who-can-afford-to/
- Published: 2022-12-11T18:54:11.000Z
- Updated: 2022-12-11T18:54:11.000Z
- Author: Ben Werdmuller
- Tags: #Import 2025-06-13 09:22

“Successful people can afford to engage in countersignaling—doing things that signal high status because they are associated with low status. It is a form of self-handicapping, signaling that one is so well off that they can afford to engage in activities and behaviors that people typically associated with low status.” [#Business](https://werd.io/tag/Business)

\[[Link](https://robkhenderson.substack.com/p/the-perils-of-imitating-high-status)\]