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What Challenges Do Hierarchies Address?

https://dialecticaldispatches.substack.com/p/what-challenges-do-hierarchies-address
Orcinus - 7mon

What a good read. Anarchists I know are victims of abuses of power, thus they extrapolate their experiences to all hierarchies. I'm never sure how to speak to them about this without causing them distress. Opinions on things like these don't change overnight, though.

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☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆ - 7mon

Thanks, and yeah I've noticed that as well. People start seeing hierarchies as the problem, but these are just cognitive tools that help us manage complexity and scale. I find that starting from the problems solved by hierarchies helps because then you can lead people to understand that they will necessarily form even within flat power structures. Except that's going to be worse because now there's no accountability or checks and balances in place that would've existed had these structures been created intentionally. This is a great read on the subject incidentally https://www.jofreeman.com/joreen/tyranny.htm

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rainpizza - 7mon

What a good reading! 🤯

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☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆ - 7mon

zoidberg salute 2

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小莱卡 - 7mon

great read, is this your blog comrade yogthos?

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☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆ - 7mon

Thanks, and yeah just started it yesterday. I realized I might as well do a blog instead of just long ass posts on here. :)

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小莱卡 - 7mon

great stuff, really liked this one

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☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆ - 7mon

Glad to hear it, I'll try keep up with the writing as I chew through ideas. :)

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