Yes, disappointment over perceived unfairness, injustice, promises not kept, tends to go hand in hand with increasing prosperity. Expectations are dashed. What can I say!

Enclave life becomes very tense, Even when they do elect a leader, the factions remain, with the threat of splitting off.

If people want to compete for leadership of a religious group, they can compete in piety. A chilling thought. Or funny.

Every year the progress of advanced capitalist society makes our population consist of more and more isolates. This is because of the infrastructure of the economy, especially electronic communications.

Yes, disappointment over perceived unfairness, injustice, promises not kept, tends to go hand in hand with increasing prosperity. Expectations are dashed. What can I say!

Inequality can have a bad downside, but equality, for its part, sure does get in the way of coordination.

Mormons... are so strong, they can handle wealth, they are confident. I think it is because they are not bogged down by rules for equality, but have a firmly defined system of relative status and responsible command.