A Channel 4 study revealed a surprising preference among UK youth for authoritarianism, alarming those wary of growing autocracy. The phenomenon reflects an inherent human tendency to trust leaders who may be undeserving. Research in anthropology suggests that, unlike our primate relatives, humans evolved to cooperate and counter oppressive figures, a process coined self-domestication. Evidence shows humans' reduced aggression and enhanced cooperation, influencing behaviors like conformity and reliance on perceived success, ultimately shaping societal dynamics and responses to power dynamics today.
Humans evolved to trust authority figures, often those unworthy of trust, promoting the rise of autocracy and challenging democratic norms, as recent research shows.
Our ancestors formed groups to counter aggressive leaders, evolving a cooperative nature and reducing innate aggression, laying the groundwork for more equitable societies.
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