https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIMIlLx4DIc

okay, this is actually really fascinating in my opinion

and by these analogies between musical genres and political systems, you kinda see what they're like in a more "pure" environment, not constrained by geopolitics

democracies (rock) get everyone really passionate and invested in the results, but can lead to people being disappointed if they are constantly in the minority -- with both musical and political examples aplenty

autocracies (classical and pop music) can theoretically achieve greatness that would be hard to do in a democratic manner -- just think about those people back in the soviet union who had no problem with surrendering their rights if it means building the BAM or being part of some other big project, and treated "liberals" and "democrats" like weirdos and/or wreckers

anarchies (jazz) solve some of these problems and allow for much more fluid participation, but require everyone to be skilled in inter-group communication, to be able to either support or counter-play others live in a way that other systems simply don't do

the big difference is that people usually choose their genre voluntarily, and can switch to performing in another relatively easily -- so a classical orchestra isn't just an autocracy, but one that's populated largely by people who are okay with that

whereas in the real world, if you're born in an autocratic state, the possibility of moving to a democratic one (let alone an anarchist society, of which there are currently none) is extremely difficult and, due to different education systems, cultural norms, etc., will leave you extremely disadvantaged

which is why we are typically so insistent that governments should be democratic -- not because democracy is inherently better, but because an autocratic government can functionally trap its citizens without the ability to express themselves or move elsewhere

(also, music bands don't go to war with one another, don't seek to undermine each other economically or scientifically, don't run propaganda treating each other's genre as a fundamental threat to its own existence, and so on)