The Banana Ladder of Blind Obedience
Imagine five monkeys trapped in a room with a ladder leading to bananas. Every time a monkey climbs, the others are sprayed with ice-cold water. Soon, they attack anyone who dares approach the ladder. Now, replace the original monkeys, one by one, with new ones who’ve never felt the water. The result? The newbies are savagely beaten for even touching the ladder.
By the end, none of the monkeys knew why the ladder was forbidden. The water punishment was gone. The bananas rotted. Yet the taboo remained—a mindless tradition enforced through fear, not reason.
Sound familiar?
Welcome to humanity’s playbook.
