“Tribe and clan has always been around and important. Hard to take down megafauna as one by yourself, hard to further the species without many wives and DNA diversity. It takes many with support in the resupply of lithics and meat or seasonal gathering and processing. But... Not that clan is not important, but there is a limit to how many a certain local environment can practically sustain. We have of course reached that limit my friend... :)”
All true, but it isn’t just the capacity of the environment that is a problem.
It is the distance (so to speak) between the decision makers and the facts on the ground and the consequences of decisions.
As centralization proceeds the increased potential of the size of the group cease to rise as quickly as the inefficiency and corruption.
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“As centralization proceeds the increased potential of the size of the group cease to rise as quickly as the inefficiency and corruption.”
Absolutely, Communication and true practical productive intent becomes diluted and inefficient, opportunists become prevalent. That is when the tribe has become too big and needs to be split into more tribes. And each tribe is only as practical as their own surroundings will allow.
We used to be this way here in this country with local communities, counties, and local governments. Now this is all ancient history that we have traded for one size fits all central power and rule. And it could have easily been prevented if someone just had the balls to stand up against it to nip it in the bud case by case as it came.
I know over the years I tried every chance I had, but the wimps abound all folded instead of helping stand against it. And it is still happening, fear of personal “discomfort” and “slight inconvenience” has won out over growing a pair of balls.
Now the opportunists complain about opportunism.