Let me quote a little more from Max Weber. Bureaucratic administration dominates the people through knowledge. Technical knowledge and practical knowledge. Keeping that knowledge increases their superiority.
Fishing is not about mere tonnage. It's about the competition that exists between the skill of the sportsman and the cunning of the actual fish.
Cause every once in a while, the lion has to show the jackals... who he is.
The most important single thing we had to pound into ourselves was that we were not important, we mustn't be pedants; we were not to feel superior to anyone else in the world.
Do you think that you are better
Really better than the rest
Realize there's a problem
I know that you can give your best
Be what you are. This is the first step toward becoming better than you are.
— I think we can assume that... these entities are more advanced than us. Why don't they just come right out and tell us what's on their minds?
— You're more advanced than a cockroach. Have you ever tried explaining yourself to one of them?
People really need somebody they feel superior to. So stay downtrodden.