In a world already shaped by power-maximizing systems, survival tends to require power-seeking behavior—not because it’s inherently better, but because the environment punishes anything else.
Hunger games is a story premised on the incorrect but very cinematic idea that personal charisma is the most effective form of social power, above the abilities to deploy violence and to control information
I hate it when people add unnecesery mechanisms to hypotheticals, like "imagine everyone drank a magic potion that allowed them to forgo sleep" you can just say "imagine we didn't need to sleep" it's a hypothetical, I'm not gonna be like demanding explanations for it lol
@GlobeStrobe@blakeflayton@bridgetraeeee I was just listing various things that function as the parts of any culture, to expand beyond the simplistic - state/religion definition. Granted, some may be more or less relevant for judaism.
What specifically did you find to be meaningless drivel? i'm happy to explain :)