I am not saying it is bizarre, I am saying people try to avoid it because it reduces their power (obviously). It is the "natural" state when people don't have

I am not saying it is bizarre, I am saying people try to avoid it because it reduces their power (obviously). It is the "natural" state when people don't have power, i.e. they don't have a choice. The change seen in the last 10 to 20 decades is what happens when people do have the power, i.e. they have the choice. What is natural or bizarre is merely a function of circumstance.