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We depend on cooperation to survive/thrive. Authority is neither necessary nor sufficient for cooperation.
by konstruktor 13y ago
We depend on cooperation to survive/thrive. Authority is neither necessary nor sufficient for cooperation.
- rayiner 13y agoI used the terms "tribes" and "packs" for a reason, namely because they more appropriate describe the structure of human societies since time immemorial much more accurately than the more abstract concept of "cooperation." Pack and tribal structures do depend on authority.
- papsosouid 13y agoNo, they frequently don't. They depend on trust, not authority. People respect leaders because they demonstrate good leadership. Not because they arbitrarily claim authority.