Social status plays a fundamental role in controlling social behavior. Waytz (2009) quotes economist John Harsanyi who argues that “aside from economic benefits, social status appears to be the most important incentive and motivating force of social behavior.” Status operates at a social level, imposing a certain cultural set of ideas and beliefs regarding acceptable behavior. However, it also operates on a personal level, influencing how each person deals with their perceived social status, how well they compensate in a given social situation, and consequently what rewards or sanctions are given to the person as a reward. result of interactions with others. Therefore, social status impacts every person's mental, social and economic well-being. Specifically, Waytz states that when a person feels of low social status, they tend to act in ways that negate efforts to increase status. In this short article I will convey the results of interviews conducted with two people with very different perceived social status conditions, in order to provide evidence of the importance...