What's your status?

So I just finished reading Marwick's Leaders and Followers, and it brought up some interesting points on status in person versus online status. In person, we deem physical aspects of an individual more important thus giving them more importance. They rank higher in the social hierarchy if they are wealthy, have a good job, and spend their money on lavish things such as travel. This is achieved status, as you work to create your personal brand.

When comparing status online, it is created through how many followers you have and how many likes you can get. The higher these numbers, the more influential you are.

As a student that neither is influential online nor in person (because I'm broke), my status is not high. But the status of my parents is good and my family, so that acquired status does apply to me. So I do question regarding the value of the status and which is more important to you?

What is your status or what do you think about your status? Do you find this social hierarchy irrelevant or important in our time? Do you think there are positive or negative judgments related to the idea of status?

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