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Well, this formulation is quite categorical:

>Both dominance and prestige are expressions of power. ... with prestige, the power is indirect, enforced via a local mob.

A formulation allowing for other functions would be to say that prestige is *sometimes* about or influenced by power, and *sometimes* enforced via a local mob.

In any case, my main point wasn't that you explicitly claimed no other functions, but rather that you seemed to understate other functions.

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I never said there is only one function of prestige.

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