# Alliances Among the Less Powerful Can Reshape Hierarchy by Bryant McGill > “Primatologist Frans de Waal described in Chimpanzee Politics how lower-ranking chimpanzees form coalitions to challenge a dominant male. Alliances among the less powerful can reshape a whole hierarchy. Underdogs working together have always been a force.” > **— Bryant McGill**, *Underdogs, Institutional Power, and Building the Royal Society - Livestream (Nov 2015)* ## Sources and Context - **Source:** [[livestreams/Underdogs, Institutional Power, and Building the Royal Society - Livestream|Underdogs, Institutional Power, and Building the Royal Society - Livestream]] — exact quotation from the developed livestream document. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Evolutionary Roots of Silicon Valley|The Evolutionary Roots of Silicon Valley]] - **Article:** [[articles/Humans and AIs as Entangled Learning Systems|Humans and AIs as Entangled Learning Systems]] - **Livestream:** [[livestreams/Underdogs, Institutional Power, and Building the Royal Society - Livestream|Underdogs, Institutional Power, and Building the Royal Society - Livestream]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Chimpanzee Politics|Chimpanzee Politics]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Primatologist Frans de Waal described in Chimpanzee Politics how lower-ranking chimpanzees form coalitions to challenge a dominant male. Alliances among the less powerful can reshape a whole hierarchy. Underdogs working together have always been a force.” — Bryant McGill, Underdogs, Institutional Power, and Building the Royal Society - Livestream (Nov 2015) https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-bryant-mcgill-alliances-reshape-hierarchy ```