Reminds me of the "Big Man" concept [0], both in terms of literal bigness but also in the terms of how corruption might make it easier to spread largesse and ga

Reminds me of the "Big Man" concept [0], both in terms of literal bigness but also in the terms of how corruption might make it easier to spread largesse and gain unofficial political power. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_man_(anthropology) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_man_(anthropology)