Related: Samo Burja is a sociologist with a pretty tidy and poignant YouTube channel. He has a lot of stuff on human institutions (from corporations to civiliza

Related: Samo Burja is a sociologist with a pretty tidy and poignant YouTube channel. He has a lot of stuff on human institutions (from corporations to civilizations), their underlying social mechanics and what makes or breaks them. He emphasizes the importance of patronage and apprenticeship viewed as a "social technology" that allow for the correct passing of knowledge that is essential to maintaining institutional life-cycles. Short introductory videos: Why We Still Need Masters & Apprentices: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ribdRDO75Rk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ribdRDO75Rk Dynasties: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNIYEhjI2xE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNIYEhjI2xE Functional Institutions are the Exception: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fanjkT3pi0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fanjkT3pi0 Intellectual Dark Matter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KPAD1UjpsE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KPAD1UjpsE Longer and very worthwhile talks: Civilization: Institutions, Knowledge, and the Future: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACdYmuFyjWM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACdYmuFyjWM Institutions And Intellectual Dark Matter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aA-YeBb5V4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aA-YeBb5V4