Hierarchy exists everywhere in society and nature, though it is not permanent in nature. Hierarchy presupposes inequality or at least difference between levels. In nature, hierarchy ensures the fittest survive but humans question their own value and identity, equating it too much with what they possess and comparing themselves to others based on possessions, which leads to envy and an inability to accept those with less.

1. Why do we need hierarchies?
Devdutt Pattanaik
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2. There is hierarchy everywhere…
• Bharat Ratna
• Padma Vibhushan
• Padma Bhusan
• Padma Sri
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3. …except one
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4. Hierarchy presupposes
inequality
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5. Or at least difference
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6. Maya = Maap-danda
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Hierarchy exists in nature

8. But it is not permanent
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9. It ensures the fittest survives
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10. Animals know who they are
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11. Humans wonder who they
are?
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12. What is my value?
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13. What I have is measurable
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14. I am what I have
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15. I am more if I have more
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16. Have = Object of Envy
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17. We can’t bear images of
starvation
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18. But we glamorize robots
= industries that create no jobs
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19. And we shoot illegal ‘aliens’
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20. I need to protect what I am
I need to protect what I have
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21. For more information
@devduttmyth
devdutt.com
devdutt@devdutt.com
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