Status is a temporal, worldly thing.

Among the better ways to "win" this game is to seek status in the metaphysical. In a way, this is "winning" through "not playing".

By some measures, I'm doing OK at it, if money is the scoring basis.

OTOH, I've lived with the same house/car/wardrobe for a couple of decades.

Do these oligarchs/celebrities really have more joy than I?

Maybe.