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FWIW it's not like we disregard the, uh, input of our gonads, eh? Anyway, I basically agree with you, except that I doubt the queen is doing much more, uh, thi
by carapace 7y ago
FWIW it's not like we disregard the, uh, input of our gonads, eh?
Anyway, I basically agree with you, except that I doubt the queen is doing much more, uh, thinking than any particular worker. I don't think she's more of a person (independent mind) than a worker.
- eternalban 7y agoIt's very simple: there is a hierarchy in a hive. And yes, on occasion I surprise myself, to say nothing of my demanding gonad, and veto hormonal urges. The topic at hand, my original remark above, is that self-organization does not speak to the necessity of leaders, and hierarchical organizational order.