Seth Godin's latest podcast talks about Status:
https://www.akimbo.me/blog/episode-2-status-roles
What's really interesting is the piece about shame and how that can be used to elevate status.
I think one of the best ways to "break our programming" is to stop feeling shame; from society, neighbors, co-workers, and even some of our loved ones.
@craigmaloney The charm of knowledge would be slight were there not so much shame to be overcome along the way