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#545 - Chris Von Rueden - How Did Human Leadership Evolve?
Modern Wisdom
Gerontocracies - Is There a Leader?
The oldest of the old males are highly polygynous and lead the sort of rituals of the group. In hunter gatherers, you tend to see less pronounced hierarchy because there's not a lot of wealth for individuals to monopolize. But with these gerontocracies in Australia, it's much more tenuous,. You don't have these strong men's organizations. So warfare becomes that vehicle for the younger men to establish themselves.
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