I think this is exactly right. Also I think that control over the bodies of others is a big point as well. You are talking about power and physical power to dom

I think this is exactly right. Also I think that control over the bodies of others is a big point as well. You are talking about power and physical power to dominate the body of another is a very pure form of this power. So telling people where to sit, when they come and go, having them gather in this room and that room, it fulfills a primal need.