Status is just the reification of abuse.
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Replying to @IHateStapler
@autonomousHBD The other two are a) right to be given stuff/take stuff from others and b) right to make demands/issue orders.
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Replying to @St_Rev
@autonomousHBD But I think those are secondary in an evolutionary sense. b) in particular is quite recent.
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Replying to @IHateStapler
@St_Rev Or whomever had the most 'value' in material terms, i.e. without them, what would we lose?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@St_Rev On this basis, hierarchies formed in a organic way.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @IHateStapler
@autonomousHBD Mm. I concede the authority of the bootmaker in the matter of making boots, but most modern hierarchy is diseased.
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@St_Rev Organic hierarchies never persist, the greedy and the careerists / opportunists ready to snake their way in power.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@autonomousHBD Earliest form of rent-seeking. Humans became smart enough to game their own instincts.
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