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Social hierarchies have their downsides, but if history is a guide, they are necessary. Any behavior that appears in all recorded cultures is likely to be a cor
by engineeringwoke 5y ago
Social hierarchies have their downsides, but if history is a guide, they are necessary. Any behavior that appears in all recorded cultures is likely to be a core survival advantage, and therefore very fundamental to us as humans operationally and unlikely to change.
- throwaway894345 5y agoThe arc of human history, especially in the west, has bent toward equality. I think some hierarchy is necessary, but I like how one of the previous comment distinguishes between organizational hierarchies and social (status) hierarchies. I’m not sure the latter are useful at all.
- engineeringwoke 5y agoHow are organizational hierarchies and social (status) hierarchies not the same thing? I'm not sure I'm following
- throwaway894345 5y agoAn organizational hierarchy is your reporting structure, e.g,. your boss telling you what to work on. A social status hierarchy is about how society esteems you, i.e., your social capital.