tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post3974938515432673123..comments2024-03-28T19:27:59.772+00:00Comments on A K Haart: The first scepticA K Haarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-65407157030565678132015-03-31T10:01:03.466+01:002015-03-31T10:01:03.466+01:00Sam - in a way, hierarchies are nested Tellers whe...Sam - in a way, hierarchies are nested Tellers where most are petty Tellers hoping for higher things. <br /><br />You make a good point about evolution - what is the Tellers role when everyone can know everything anyway?A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-79683910133777207232015-03-30T21:10:07.892+01:002015-03-30T21:10:07.892+01:00My guess is that Teller started off with a positiv...My guess is that Teller started off with a positive function: remembering what people had discovered, and reminding the tribe of important things. Maybe all Tellers start out as sceptics. But he's only human, poor bloke, so he makes mistakes. Trouble is, being human also means that he's got a bit of an ego and doesn't like being corrected. And because he was given high status and more power because of his (erstwhile?) usefulness, he's got the clout to back himself up.<br /><br />He got the best breeding opportunities, too, which may well be why we are currently so deep in the mire. Evolution favours the self-confident bullshitters...Sam Vegahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05978971199859845931noreply@blogger.com