RE: The meaning of "Service" and the effects of division of Powers
Thank you Sim.
But I don't go along with the wolf comparison when it comes to humans.
A single, all-encompassing definition of “alpha” can’t — and doesn’t — exist for humans. We’re too socially complex. We roll in too many circles. And the skills and physical attributes we value vary from person to person and from group to group.
I got this sentence from this source: https://thinkgrowth.org/the-alpha-myth-150121d3868f
There is no source to be found where the hierarchy (alpha, beta etc.) is named in the context of humans, it only counts for animals.
When I talk about a former king I also considered the social structure and that the king stood as a strong symbol in protecting and caring for the people and the land.
I think we all can agree on the fact that once the leaders become decadent and stuff themselves with luxuries while the folk suffers, this can be what produces revolutions like the French ones against the aristocrats.
Nowadays we face much more complex circumstances and power structures and I wonder where humanity will go. ...
Well, question is, are we really more complicated than animals when it comes to basics ? Maybe it's just outer shell that makes it seems so?
What I'm also saying is that there is no "alpha", "beta" or whatever and never been. There is just role that you are accepting and they come with different shapes and sizes - so happened that hierarchy often comes with similar needs and we get similar behaviors on certain levels.
Also, saying that because we are too socially complex we can't define "alpha" is also untrue - we could if we consider that role of one human being differs among those circles - we can't define it because in the shape that it is defined now it does not take that differences within one being into account (someone could be alpha in situation X, but not alpha in Y and so on).
"I think we all can agree on the fact that once the leaders become decadent and stuff themselves with luxuries while the folk suffers, this can be what produces revolutions like the French ones against the aristocrats."
I don't think folk need to suffer - resentment, jealousy is not necessary a suffering and still produces similar outcome. Let's go with modern example though: how do you feel about bankers getting fat bonuses for layoffs?
About the last part: Do we really face more complexity or we just exchanged one type into another ? I also do wonder what will be, but the thing is, world doesn't care and just go on :)