I’ve not been dismissive of the power argument. But the more I see of what underpins politics, and it’s at essence the highest level of communication. It’s si

I’ve not been dismissive of the power argument. But the more I see of what underpins politics, and it’s at essence the highest level of communication. It’s signaling status, credibility, threat, etc. Nothing is done which isn’t a message or resource for future messages to achieve better negotiating outcomes. So while earlier I saw it fundamentally about power, I now see that the mechanism of politics as the ultimate evolutionary form of communication. I hope that shows how our points aren’t exactly in opposition.