Prestige strategy
Rank via skill, knowledge, or valued contribution. Others copy you voluntarily.
Henrich and Gil-White (2001) argued that prestige is an evolved pathway for cultural learning: we defer to those worth copying. It predicts different endocrine and network signatures than dominance. Most biohacking content never mentions it.
Also called freely conferred status.
Incident edges
MECHANISM
Theory · Moderate
Prestige strategy→Leadership effectiveness
If people follow you because you are worth copying, the group gets coordination without fear. That is a different hormone story.