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I would try to incite a employee led mutiny - convincing my co-workers that we all quit at the same time if our leader is not fired. This how the chimpanzee wo
by game_the0ry 5y ago
I would try to incite a employee led mutiny - convincing my co-workers that we all quit at the same time if our leader is not fired.
This how the chimpanzee world works. Most believe that the alpha male chimp rules all like a powerful, authoritarian tyrant with size, power, and intimidation.
Not so. The alpha male keeps the peace and stability of the group, lays down the law when the law needs laying, distributes resources and food fairly, spends time grooming (socializing and happy hour in the chimp world), building coalitions and relationships with other chimps, etc. The actions of the alpha male chimp elevates the group and he gets first dibs on mates and food bc of that. That is also how effective leadership works in the human world.
But the alpha chimp also takes responsibility and accountability should his actions become a liability for the group. When the alpha male starts causing chaos and instability in the group, 3 beta male chimps gang up on the alpha male and tear him apart limb by limb, then they elect a new alpha male. This also why we hate our leaders right now in the western world - they get all the rewards and status but none of the downside accountability. Its why no finance CEOs or managing directors got any jail time or even had their bonuses clawed back; in fact the opposite happened, they gave themselves record bonuses the year after.
- rboyd 5y agohere for this
- whodunnit 5y agoLet’s be more like bonobos and less like chimps.
- cpursley 5y agoNot everyone's interested in becoming swingers.
- whodunnit 5y agoIt’s interesting that humans have decided to allow violence to be acceptable and commonplace, celebrated even, while sex is the thing that is taboo. Seems backwards, especially when you consider consent.
- swagasaurus-rex 5y agoSome people don't consent to infidelity. It's very practical. People who are shopping around for sex are rarely reliable and committed and you couldn't trust them at their word if they say otherwise.
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- b3morales 5y agoIf it's consented to, it's not infidelity.
- cpursley 5y agoThe thing you have to consider is genetics (parentage). Most don't men don't want to raise a child (and all the effort involved in that) that is not their own (without consent, outside adoption, etc). It's a very reasonable position and the basis for this arrangement appearing in most religions and legal systems.
- whodunnit 5y agoMatrilineal societies are a thing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_matrilineal_or_matrilocal_societies https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_matrilineal_or_matrilo...
- cpursley 5y agoTheir are - but even so, they generally couple up and understand who the father of their children is.
- cema 5y agoI am all for being like the bonobos but you forgot to describe some important details...
- game_the0ry 5y agoI would prefer that, but... That works if you're a bonobo that is dealing with other bonobos. When you try to be a bonobo when you are in a troop of chimps, you will become the alpha male chimp's concubine. In other words, its better to be strong and tactical in order to push the values you believe in. Its also why the progressive caucus got screwed with the Build Back Better bill - they trusted the benevolence of their leadership, and then got taken advantage of [1, 2]. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swcMOxEJMV0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swcMOxEJMV0 [2] https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/house/progressive-caucus-chairwoman-blames-white-house-for-splitting-build-back-better-into-two-bills https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/house/progressive-ca...
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