• onoira [they/them]@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    2 days ago

    a hierarchy (from Greek, for ‘rule of priests’) is a structure which creatures superiors and subordinates.

    Like if I invite a bunch of friends over to help me move into a new apartment, is there a hierarchy because I’m telling everyone where to put the boxes?

    if your friends want to help you, then they’re helping you. they of course needs to defer to you for instructions, because you’re the one who knows what you need help with. if they’re doing so without the guarantee/demand of anything in return (because they care about you), then this is mutual aid.