We have an epithet ("bossy") for those who assume control without embarrassment, but without these people, society would face certain doom. It only takes one group dinner to understand that not every decision is unanimous. Life is an endlessly forking trail of decisions; to get anywhere worthwhile, someone has to decide.
Occasionally, the decider is an a…
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