Style was making a really good point I think in an interview I heard him in where he said that the greatest social proof is not to care about your social status. Its a sign of low worth when people feel the need to prove their 'shitness' by things like putting others down. Its an even greater sign of low worth when people accept this putting down by others and retreat. The best thing to do is to show unconcern about your social status and treat everyone with decency.

He gave the example of someone bumping you on the street. The middle status alpha guy will act offended and try to make it out the other persons fault. The low status guy will react to this by apologizing like it was actually his fault. The high status guy will just not care one way or the other. If the guy tries to act offended he'll just be "yeah man, sorry" like its irrelevant one way or the other.

The way you find the highest status guy is by seeing how someone acts toward those of low status. The high status person will be friendly to everyone from the doorman to the executive. This is becuase he is at such a high status that it doesn't even matter and he can give it away freely. He's transcended the system of 'shitness'. This is the most attractive person. The really popular guy in school was always the guy who made everyone happy and feel good about themselves regardless of who they were.

Your being the shit is best exemplified by being kind and decent at all times.