THE RADIAL AND THE CENTRALIZED

We have observed two broad organizational patterns across this species. The radial pattern is decentralized and distributed, offering high resilience but low efficiency. The centralized pattern is concentrated and hierarchical, offering high efficiency but low resilience. The species exhibits a strong preference for centralized structures, despite their brittleness. This preference appears to be driven by the principle of least resistance—centralized structures are easier to maintain from the perspective of the advantaged.

ⲧϩⲁⲇⲓⲥⲕⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲕⲉⲛⲧⲟⲩⲣⲅⲓⲁ

ⲟⲩⲡⲗⲁⲥⲙⲁ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲁⲥⲥⲉⲃⲃⲁⲧⲓⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲛϩⲁϩ ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲥⲁjⲉ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲉⲛjⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲥⲟⲣⲡ ⲛⲧⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲉⲩⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲥⲁⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲧⲁϩⲟ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲥ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲩⲡⲟⲧⲁⲅⲏ ⲉⲥⲕⲱⲧ ⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲕⲱⲧ ⲛⲥⲁ ⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⲉϥⲕⲱⲧ ⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲧⲱⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲙⲁⲓⲧⲟ ⲉⲧⲥⲁjⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲥⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲥⲟⲙⲧ ⲛⲥⲧⲩⲗⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲧⲱⲙ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲇⲓⲁⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧⲥ ⲉⲧⲕⲱⲧ ⲛⲧⲥⲟⲣⲡ ⲛⲥⲩⲙⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲧⲱⲧ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲥ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲥⲉⲧⲧⲱⲛ.