qarbone comments on Freud would have something to say...

[–] qarbone@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I'm sure you mean "there isn't an ability threshold where you deserve to be a monarch".

But it does sorta read like "no one ever won a race by being the fastest, they win the race because everyone else is slower". There are qualities that predispose people to leadership.

[I do realize I'm being a bit pedantic]

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[–] Ininewcrow@piefed.ca 3 points 10 months ago (1 child)

It's the same as religions .... and it all boils down to sales and salesmanship and marketing.

I know lots of charismatic people who could talk to you endlessly about bullshit and get you buy a used car and make you believe that it's the best purchase for your situation ... and they'll make you believe that they are your best friend in the world.

Those same people are the same individuals that can make you believe all sorts of things ... things like you should give them money in order to make the world a better place. Then they go on to convince other people to do the same.

You could say that their biggest skill is that they are salesmen but that's only half the problem. The other half of the problem is that these sales people also attract the dumbest people. The combination of moderately capable salespeople and an extremely dumb community of people creates a group of individuals that can give one person a lot of power ... then it creates a snowball effect where the small community attracts more dumb people and the community grows giving the one dumb idiot that started the whole thing more and more power.

The dumb idiot leader built their power and prestige on the stupidity of a mass of people. The more dumb illiterate and ignorant people you have in the world ... the more likely this scenario will occur.

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[–] qarbone@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago*

You're talking about the people who scheme their way to power.

I'm just saying there are definitive qualities that good leaders need. The correct mixture of self-assurance, insight, and humility to ask for guidance on the best way forward and stick to it without crumbling. A "leader" is an organizational role and their proper skillset is in setting the course and ironing put inter-departmental communications so everyone can do what they need to.

But I realize we are straying further and further from your initial comment about populist leaders, like those currently in power.

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