[cortic]

For a very long time human beings talked to each other in groups that required no authority, only consensus; We've had a very hard time translating this online, karma, following, friending, subs and rules.. none of it is perfect. But adding an authority to dictate what is good discussion what is bad, comes with a host of problems in itself.

But i do agree that a benevolent dictator may be better than a functioning democracy, for a time.

[JohnAaronNelson]

This is highly presumptive. My experience as a human has shown me exactly the opposite. Humans are highly hierarchical.

[guerrilla]

So when a group of friends goes to the movies its always the same person deciding and not consensus?

[sacul]

No there is consensus, and it is real. But the hierarchies within that group (based on sex, ability, wealth, knowledge, etc) are also there and are also in play.

[sacul]

This is your big mistake: there is no “adding” authority. Authority is always there. I have started to think of it like the conservation of energy: it changes forms, but you can never get rid of it.