why do we chase prestige?

📥 read this essay instead! ➪ https://cecexie.substack.com/p/the-pain-of-prestige ✍️ ask me a question ➪ https://cecexie.com/ask-cece Ahh, prestige... why do we hunger for it so? In this video, I discuss the evolutionary anthropology behind our desires for prestige, the highly contextual nature of prestige, and the changing nature of what is prestigious. If you're obsessed with the Ivy League, high-paying professions in finance/law/medicine/tech/etc., and passing as Old Money--but don't know why--then you're in the right place, darlings. FOLLOW ME @cecexie everywhere instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cecexie/ tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cecexie website: https://www.cecexie.com 🎶 all music courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com 🖲️ co-edited with https://www.youtube.com/@Taffy.Studios