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surrealAmerican

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8. I expect this is true of other social animals as well.

Reply to ashling (Original post)

Mon Jan 25, 2016, 07:56 PM

Jan 2016

It comes with the territory - high status, or leadership, involves some attention to your pack, and some ignoring of their concerns. Subordinate members of the pack need to pay very careful attention to the needs and desires of of others.

One only leads as long as the subordinates follow, though.

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