[aceofspad4s]

>Or could it be because the traits one needs to cultivate in order to achieve high status have an overlap with the traits that are desirable in romantic partners (e.g. empathy, integrity, being an active listener, knowing when and how to compromise)?

You do not need those traits to be high status.

[osullivj]

IMHO those traits may well be a handicap to becoming high status. Especially in an organisation like an investment bank that selects for promotion by perceived characteristics like driven, goal oriented, focused...

[guskel]

Likewise, you can have those traits and not be high status.

[CiPHPerCoder]

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[aceofspad4s]

The same it means to everybody else: to be rich or in the media spotlight.

You can also have a high esteem in a community by being a manipulative fuck.