I figure that hierarchy only works if it has full-and-consistent consent of everyone within it.
So for example if it was 20 people and electrical decisions were being made, and there was one electrician, people would collectively vote that guy to be in charge of electrics.
Within the current system, for example, we have no direct vote over having 70 year old boomers with no experience using the internet (outside of sending emails to their mate Jeff) making decisions that completely disrupt the way the internet it used. This is where anarchy is arguably far better.
People always gave me a funny look when I said I didn’t trust any politician, left, centre or right.
Struggled with authority, especially if I knew the instructions were incorrect, but people kept saying ‘just do it anyway’.
Read some Colin Ward and realised I was an anarchist all along.
The far-left tells people how they should live and think. I’m a left-leaning pro-trans, pro-immigrant anarchist but as soon as you tell me I am obligated to abide by your ideals otherwise I’m a nazi, you can fuck right off.
The trick is to understand that left and right both lead to authoritarianism, and anarchism is to step off the spectrum and understand that the people must be free.
The only authority you recognise should be one you consent to.
Slightly on-topic, but I went to the anarchist subreddit and they insisted that burning everything down and beating people up was the only point of anarchy.
When I quoted Colin Ward, they didn’t know who that was and downvoted me for not understanding true anarchy.
(Sorry for word-salad, can’t type this morning)