Adam grows enough food for himself, eats said food, then spends the rest of his time watching movies. Bob and Charlie don’t grow any food, Bob spends his time keeping the reactor from melting down, and Charlie spends all his time at the movies.
Who exactly is exercising “hierarchal authority” over who? Is Adam exercising hierarchal authority over Bob and Charlie for not growing enough food for them? Are Bob and Charlie exercising hierarchal authority over each other by not providing each other with food? How does this work exactly?
Would it be exerting heirarchal authority for me to go out right now and plant some potatoes in my backyard and then eat them once they’re grown? Am I exerting heirarchal authority right now by posting, rather than spending this time growing food to give to the hungry?
Nobody is exercising hierarchical authority in those situations. Prioritizing feeding yourself over feeding others is fine. Your backyard garden is your personal property.
In the real world, most food is grown at a large scale. Producing massive quantities of food and withholding it from your community would be considered a form of hierarchical authority. The means of production belong to all.
In the sketch, where they’re talking about “everyone giving him a bit of their food” which implies that each of them is growing it themselves. There’s nothing to suggest that any one person is growing massive amounts of food that they’re withholding from anyone else, which means that nobody is “exercising hierarchal authority” over anyone else.
Help me out here.
Adam grows enough food for himself, eats said food, then spends the rest of his time watching movies. Bob and Charlie don’t grow any food, Bob spends his time keeping the reactor from melting down, and Charlie spends all his time at the movies.
Who exactly is exercising “hierarchal authority” over who? Is Adam exercising hierarchal authority over Bob and Charlie for not growing enough food for them? Are Bob and Charlie exercising hierarchal authority over each other by not providing each other with food? How does this work exactly?
Would it be exerting heirarchal authority for me to go out right now and plant some potatoes in my backyard and then eat them once they’re grown? Am I exerting heirarchal authority right now by posting, rather than spending this time growing food to give to the hungry?
Nobody is exercising hierarchical authority in those situations. Prioritizing feeding yourself over feeding others is fine. Your backyard garden is your personal property.
In the real world, most food is grown at a large scale. Producing massive quantities of food and withholding it from your community would be considered a form of hierarchical authority. The means of production belong to all.
In the sketch, where they’re talking about “everyone giving him a bit of their food” which implies that each of them is growing it themselves. There’s nothing to suggest that any one person is growing massive amounts of food that they’re withholding from anyone else, which means that nobody is “exercising hierarchal authority” over anyone else.
In that case, you are correct.