The hierarchy in a social group depends on context.

· Bits and Bobs 5/19/25
  • The hierarchy in a social group depends on context.
    • There can be multiple contexts interleaved at any given time.
    • Imagine a conversation with coworkers about wine.
      • In one context, who's the boss matters.
      • In another, the person who's the expert about wine matters.
    • Human contexts are impossible to cleanly separate.
    • They are fundamentally fractal and overlapping, and always squishy.