&quot;Boss&quot; is often too restrictive as a word. You can call it &quot;leaders&quot;, &quot;spiritual guides&quot;, &quot;representatives&quot;, whatever, but they exist in a hierarchy.<p>Even though the individual is the indivisible element of a society, we as individuals inevitably take part in different organisations (financial, political, religious). In each of these more or less spontaneous organisations we assume a role and in some of these roles we will make decisions for several people.<p>The mayor is the elected leader, chosen by a majority, to make these decisions for us in a certain scope. You can&#x27;t challenge his decisions on your own. If you don&#x27;t like them, you either try to have someone else elected the next time or move elsewhere.<p>If you are catholic, the pope is also not our &quot;boss&quot;, but boy does he have the power, legitimacy and support to influence a lot of people in arguably one of the most successful organisations to ever exist.<p>Don&#x27;t get hung up on the &quot;boss&quot; word.