Concentration of power wasn’t really possible when human nature, rather than technology (I.e. culture, civilization, the steam engine, etc.), was the primary de

Concentration of power wasn’t really possible when human nature, rather than technology (I.e. culture, civilization, the steam engine, etc.), was the primary determinant of human behavior. Anecdotally, most people’s perspectives on “human nature” appear to be little more than an exercise in confirmation bias, vis a vis their social/economic/political inclinations, which limits the utility of these discussions.