• Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip
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    19 hours ago

    It’s not. Power attracts people who want to abuse it. The people most suited for being an actual good leader, aren’t seeking it out.

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      19 hours ago

      I think that’s overly simplistic. Power does attract people who want to abuse it, but it also attracts people who want to change their world for the better.

      The latter group view power more as a weighty responsibility than a privilege, but the power still exists.

      Although that latter group is also more likely to spread their power around, thus reducing the opportunities for abuse by the former group, and… I kind of see your point. But I view it a bit more systemically.