Physiological needs are always met before social belonging is sought

Social connection can be a condition for survival rather than a higher-level luxury

Personal fulfillment is only possible in societies without hierarchies

Safety needs must be completely secured before esteem can be pursued

Small states require more complex bureaucracy than large empires due to resource scarcity

As territory and population grow, the state requires more reliable systems for information and control

The larger an empire becomes, the less it needs to rely on standardized legal frameworks

Scale reduces the need for infrastructure because resources become more localized

Population density

Ideology

Economics

Artistic achievement

It has no impact on social hierarchies as they are purely based on physical resources.

It can mobilize protests and spread new ideologies that challenge existing power structures.

It always leads to the complete elimination of rank and status.

It invariably makes hierarchies more stable by preventing communication.