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Hierarchical systems absolutely DO scale well. They are just not efficient in the task of adapting to a changing environment.

The proof that hierarchical systems do scale is in the military. They operate in absolute hierarchical fashion. In the past they did so with very limited communication, with headcounts unimaginable in today's organizations.

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No they don't.

Pointing in the vague direction of an exemplar system and describing it a positive argument does not constitute an argument.

>Pointing in the vague direction of an exemplar system and describing it a positive argument does not constitute an argument.

Neither does saying "hierarchies do not scale well", or "no they don't", without providing any evidence. So at least you are both "arguing" on the same level: unsubstantiated opinion.

Pretty much every large business and government is also explicitly hierarchical. For a particular firm it's such a common choice one has to imagine it's a good one. For organizations or broader scope than a single firm (industries and economies, cities and nations) independent competition and cooperation seems to work quite well.

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