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<blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 896924" data-attributes="member: 177">[PLAIN]Re: Re: [Sorta OT] Why do people follow leaders?[/PLAIN]Henry's right, but it goes a little deeper than a &quot;percieved need&quot;.&nbsp; It's rather ingrained in our beings.&nbsp; Look at every other primate in the world - they exist in bands with a heirarchy.&nbsp; That means some &quot;leader&quot; at the top.&nbsp; It's a natural state for us, given the tribal/band structure in which our psyches developed. As for true anarchy not being stable, that's also true.&nbsp; Put a bunch of people in a room, and in about 20 minutes, the room won't be &quot;anarchy&quot;.&nbsp; It may not be a democracy, or a monarchy, but the people in that room will have determined some sense of dominance, even if that was not the topic of conversation.&nbsp; Even if they aren't allowed to speak - body language and eye contact are enough to start setting up such a social structure.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Umbran, post: 896924, member: 177"] [b][PLAIN]Re: Re: [Sorta OT] Why do people follow leaders?[/PLAIN][/b] Henry's right, but it goes a little deeper than a "percieved need". It's rather ingrained in our beings. Look at every other primate in the world - they exist in bands with a heirarchy. That means some "leader" at the top. It's a natural state for us, given the tribal/band structure in which our psyches developed. As for true anarchy not being stable, that's also true. Put a bunch of people in a room, and in about 20 minutes, the room won't be "anarchy". It may not be a democracy, or a monarchy, but the people in that room will have determined some sense of dominance, even if that was not the topic of conversation. Even if they aren't allowed to speak - body language and eye contact are enough to start setting up such a social structure. [/QUOTE]

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