Hierarchies scale well, though, and are often found in complex systems, both natural and manmade, where this is an issue.
This classic paper (The Architecture of Complexity, by Herbert Simon, Nobel prize winner) explores hierarchy as an organizing principle in complex systems:
This classic paper (The Architecture of Complexity, by Herbert Simon, Nobel prize winner) explores hierarchy as an organizing principle in complex systems:
https://www.andrew.cmu.edu/course/15-440/READINGS/simon-arch...