Derrick Broze, in his book How to Opt-Out of the Technocratic State, has an interesting take on why some people "are wanting to be controlled". The following is one paragraph on the theory. The rest is too long to quote here:
“I also want to turn the reader’s attention to a study I found in 2020. The study, ‘Pathogens and Politics: Further Evidence That Parasite Prevalence Predicts Authoritarianism’, provides a deep understanding of how humans react to perceived threats, and how that relates to the type of government people will accept. The study focuses on the ‘parasite stress’ hypothesis, which proposes that when a species faces parasites and diseases, its values are shaped by the experience. In this context ‘parasite’ is used to refer to any allegedly pathogenic organism, including bacteria and viruses. The theory states that, depending on how a disease stresses people’s development, it can lead to differences in mating preferences and even wholesale changes in culture. Proponents of the parasite stress theory also note that diseases can alter the psychological and social norms of societies."
Derrick Broze, in his book How to Opt-Out of the Technocratic State, has an interesting take on why some people "are wanting to be controlled". The following is one paragraph on the theory. The rest is too long to quote here:
“I also want to turn the reader’s attention to a study I found in 2020. The study, ‘Pathogens and Politics: Further Evidence That Parasite Prevalence Predicts Authoritarianism’, provides a deep understanding of how humans react to perceived threats, and how that relates to the type of government people will accept. The study focuses on the ‘parasite stress’ hypothesis, which proposes that when a species faces parasites and diseases, its values are shaped by the experience. In this context ‘parasite’ is used to refer to any allegedly pathogenic organism, including bacteria and viruses. The theory states that, depending on how a disease stresses people’s development, it can lead to differences in mating preferences and even wholesale changes in culture. Proponents of the parasite stress theory also note that diseases can alter the psychological and social norms of societies."