Power is an emergent social fact.
- Power is an emergent social fact.
- It's ground truthed, ultimately, in "who could vanquish who (and survive!) if it ever came to that."
- But of course it almost never comes to that in modern society.
- That means almost all power games are proxy battles.
- Part of dominance is acting dominant and having others believe you.
- Dominance displays that are convincing often are hard to fake.
- The Handicapping Principle.
- For example:
- How strong are you?
- How nimble and dextrous are you?
- How much of a posse will show up to back you up?