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Respect you can't buy directly, only accumulate by other people deciding you matter.

means The high standing, reputation, or admiration earned through achievement, status, or perceived excellence.

from From Latin praestigium, meaning illusion or conjuror's trickprestige literally began as a dazzling deception that fooled the eye.

Original sinMeant fraud and trickery until the 1800s.
Magic rootsSame source as prestidigitation, sleight of hand.
Status engineSociologists treat it as currency wealth alone can't print.
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