Leaders and Followers
Why are there leaders and followers ?
The question most often asked is why are most people sheep ?
I thought about this last night while meditating and the answer became clear.
My writings may not be so clear so please give it a little thought.
First of all we must agree that this is an evolved phenomenon that is not unique to our species.
But our species is intelligent so why do we still behave in this way and how has it come to be ?
Its actually quite simple.
Humans learn in two ways. Imagining and mimicking.
The human capacity to imagine and visualize is very advanced - a properly conditioned person can visualize entire environments and events vividly and even distort the sense of time.
Other mammals can probably do the same as they dream just as humans do.
Despite this we are discouraged from infancy to mimic rather than imagine. This is culturally universal.
This is not the reason why most are followers but is a clue.
1. Leaders have more desire and vision than followers.
2. People differ in their desires and visions.
3. Most human desire and hence human vision is unfortunately maladaptive.
Hence there is conflict.
Not only is there conflict but there is disaster when disfunctional dreams are fullfilled by delusional people.
Hence society has evolved to avoid conflict and disaster by creating mostly mimickers.
This avoids conflict and it is safer for the majority to follow than to risk pursuing a disasterous disfunctional vision.
Human leaders compete to determine whos desire and vision are not only the strongest but are also the least maladaptive.
This is not ideal but it is how the world has evolved.
The question most often asked is why are most people sheep ?
I thought about this last night while meditating and the answer became clear.
My writings may not be so clear so please give it a little thought.
First of all we must agree that this is an evolved phenomenon that is not unique to our species.
But our species is intelligent so why do we still behave in this way and how has it come to be ?
Its actually quite simple.
Humans learn in two ways. Imagining and mimicking.
The human capacity to imagine and visualize is very advanced - a properly conditioned person can visualize entire environments and events vividly and even distort the sense of time.
Other mammals can probably do the same as they dream just as humans do.
Despite this we are discouraged from infancy to mimic rather than imagine. This is culturally universal.
This is not the reason why most are followers but is a clue.
1. Leaders have more desire and vision than followers.
2. People differ in their desires and visions.
3. Most human desire and hence human vision is unfortunately maladaptive.
Hence there is conflict.
Not only is there conflict but there is disaster when disfunctional dreams are fullfilled by delusional people.
Hence society has evolved to avoid conflict and disaster by creating mostly mimickers.
This avoids conflict and it is safer for the majority to follow than to risk pursuing a disasterous disfunctional vision.
Human leaders compete to determine whos desire and vision are not only the strongest but are also the least maladaptive.
This is not ideal but it is how the world has evolved.
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Sal
When the Roads and Paths end, learn to guide yourself through the wilderness
Beyond the Path
Sal
When the Roads and Paths end, learn to guide yourself through the wilderness
Beyond the Path
Gareth M Thomas
Serial Entrepreneur
Auckland, New Zealand
You might not like what I say - but I believe it.
Build it, make money, then build some more
Some old school smarts would help - and here's to Rob Toth for his help. Bloody good stuff, even the freebies!
You might not like what I say - but I believe it.
Build it, make money, then build some more
Some old school smarts would help - and here's to Rob Toth for his help. Bloody good stuff, even the freebies!
Gareth M Thomas
Serial Entrepreneur
Auckland, New Zealand