There’s an evolutionary tension between the desire to separate from the herd and the need to claim communal solidarity—we strive to be both individually free and communally secure. This conflict is mirrored in corporations and nation-states, which encourage extreme specialization while maintaining cohesion through structure, salary, and perceived stability.
By nature, the "tribe" or "bureaucratic structure" often opposes our individuating desires while fulfilling cohesive others. At times, we find comfort in rules over relationships (Jack can’t get away with that) yet feel alienated when our personal wants are denied (I deserve this, this makes sense for me).
Further, when mistreatment and unfairness occurs, we see the cult-like contradiction of charismatic leadership within the community and realize that it’s neither rules-based nor stable. Instead, it functions as a herd—providing protection and power to a few, while suppressing and exploiting the instincts of the many.
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