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I detest hierarchies, I guess I'm not human. I don't think "humans are hierarchical creatures" is palatable. Nothing in our biology is fundamentally hierarchica
by astazangasta 7y ago
I detest hierarchies, I guess I'm not human. I don't think "humans are hierarchical creatures" is palatable. Nothing in our biology is fundamentally hierarchical. You've asserted that "humans look for someone to 'drive' decision making", but I think this is just a result of culture. Specifically, military hierarchies are ubiquitous because they allowed organized violence to grant individuals control over accumulated wealth. This is NOT fundamental to humans, it began with civilization, the advent of walled cities, armies, etc. In addition people have organized in non-hierarchical ways throughout history; the ability to do so certainly belies the notion that we're driven to look to someone else for decision-making.
- andreilys 7y agoSo there were no tribal hierarchies when humans were nomadic and the strongest physically held power? Of these non-hierarchical orgs you cite, how many were robust to external change and able to survive times of stress? I’m also not familiar of any non-hierarchical org that wasn’t steamrolled by a more dominant hierarchical society