I think saying that people hate prophets is like saying that people hate ads. They hate the bad ones, because those are the ones they consciously notice, whereas the best ads/prophets probably exert their influence without people even thinking of associating them with those categories.
Besides, if “low rank in the pecking order but high decision-making power” applies to people who exert substantial influence with their ideas but don’t have a correspondingly impressive amount of wealth or shiny credentials, it’s not difficult to think of examples who are very far from hatable.
I think saying that people hate prophets is like saying that people hate ads. They hate the bad ones, because those are the ones they consciously notice, whereas the best ads/prophets probably exert their influence without people even thinking of associating them with those categories.
Besides, if “low rank in the pecking order but high decision-making power” applies to people who exert substantial influence with their ideas but don’t have a correspondingly impressive amount of wealth or shiny credentials, it’s not difficult to think of examples who are very far from hatable.