Topic: Social Hierarchy

The shift from perennial food sources to centralized annual agriculture is identified as the primary mechanism for establishing social hierarchies. By forcing dependence on a monocrop distribution system, ancient elites—potentially advised by spiritual entities—created a "haves and have-nots" dynamic. This transition moved humanity away from natural abundance and toward a gridded, controlled existence that persists in modern society.

George P. Hansen contrasts the rigid social stratification of Western corporations with the egalitarian nature of indigenous rituals. Drawing on the work of Victor Turner and Arnold Van Gennep, he explains that paranormal phenomena are more likely to erupt when social roles collapse or during "communitas." He suggests that the marginal or the outsider is naturally more attuned to these experiences than those in middle-management roles.

Davidson argues that the global elite are fundamentally human rather than "alien reptiles," subject to the same biological needs and moral failings as everyone else. He suggests that their drive for status and control is a result of the system they inhabit. He posits that in a total collapse, the lack of a functional "pyramid" would force these individuals to operate on the same level as the rest of humanity.