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Chris Dixon's avatar

Spot on. Disturbing cross over with some of the criteria for psychopathy. Also, New Scientist (sorry, can’t find the reference) carried a story on research showing that “leaders” who stayed in a position of authority for more than about three years developed increasingly self-centred behaviours, greater risk taking, relied more on their own impulses, stopped listening to other opinions and showed decreasing empathy.

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Misrule's avatar

Yes indeed. It goes with the territory, people hate to give up their social status. Back when I was in full puberty and reading stuff I shouldn't like Marx, Engels, Kropotkin etc I decided that : never give power to someone who wants it and if someone in power starts to feel that emotion, kick 'em out .

anarchia; where "αν" ("an") means "without" and "αρχία" ("archia") means "ruler". Coupled with a redefined 'meritocracy' (cracy, meaning 'strength, power'). Meritoanarchia? No rulers but sometimes we allow someone to lead because they have the skills and experience. When the jobs done it goes back to being no ruler. Concensus decision making for all the rest.

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Chris Dixon's avatar

Bang on Steve.

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Chris Dixon's avatar

Really like Meritoanarchia, will probably Nick that for Konsk ;-)

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