[Pannoniae]

what's a "status game"?

[skydhash]

Not a native speaker. My definition of status game is jockeying for social position. On the internet, it is trying to get the maximum “points” for your posts (views, likes, retweets,…) instead of sharing for the content itself.

[Izkata]

I think that sounds close to "popularity contest".

[batch12]

I spent way too much time wondering the same thing. Maybe social media?