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@Robert_Brandt @cstross @nyrath
Such things work, I think, when there’s enough resources (labor, bandwidth, wood…) to satisfy all needs, which is most of the time.

The dangers are two, I think:
1: Psychopaths run away with power because the redistribution system is linear, not exponential like power gain is.
2: In order to keep anyone from running away with power, a community isolates extraordinary individuals from the resources they need to do the unexpected, lest they run away with the power.