Humans are hardwired to listen to authority. We’re tribal / hierarchical primates. Julian James makes the argument that the first Gods were actually dead kings whose authority we still craved. And it’s the nature of society that the people on top, either politicians or business leaders, want hero worship since it gives them power.
I think it just helps to be very aware that fundamentally, there are no adults. Everyone is making it up as they go along. You have to find your own path, picking, choosing, taking and discarding as you see fit.
– Naval Ravikant, AngelList
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