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Surprise: as soon as you form a community, the most dependable members become a governing core. What the fuck do you think a "village elder" is?
Also, what happens when village A decides their neighbours B don't deserve all of their land? There's no governing body to mediate, so village A simply attacks B.
Yes, and that governing core does not have complete authority over the village, They are trusted members of the community and if they abuse their powers they get removed.
This is exactly the kind of order you want. The people that have put the most effort into the community naturally want what's best for that community, and if they are trusted that means they are more likely to be kind and nice people and not greedy.
The best option is for village A to send a delegation to B and voice their concerns. After which village B decides what to do.
Just like people do not need to be governed, groups (in this conversation villages) do not as well. They should have enough common sense to do things peacefully because if they become hostile all the other groups band together to oppose them. The same dynamics are at play.
And then the fluffy unicorns join the care bears in a happy dance
What are you trying to say here?
That it'd be great if we lived in a fluffy world of perfection, but in the real world, things aren't quite as simple. You can never assume an actor is or even desires do be logical, nor that people will gladly behave with others' interest at heart
Do you only act out of your own interests? Why do you think every one else does?
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