On Nov 5, 2006, at 3:24 PM, authfriend wrote:

>
> One wonders how much time *Barry* has spent with women
> in a tight, hierarchical group, Mother Divine in
> particular.

Well, obviously nobody except those on MD have spent much time there, 
unless it's the cooks or others who work for them.
>
> I suppose if a particular woman were driven to be at the
> top of a hierarchy, she might endure all kinds of things
> to stay there, or get there.  But I don't think that's
> what drives most women.  They tend to be more team
> players, and if they're getting something from being in
> the group, they don't mind if they aren't the ones to
> rise to the top.  Some may even avoid it.  Whether
> that's nature or nurture, I couldn't say.
>
> But if they're not getting their jollies from being at
> the top, there has to be something else they find
> satisfying, or they wouldn't come back.  Doesn't mean
> everything is perfect, necessarily, but whatever isn't
> right has to be made up for by something else.

Yep, and one wonders what it is--I would guess some kind of security.  
Gotta be *some* payoff for all that boredom.

Sal



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