The word “just” in the book title Just Hierarchy can have various meanings. It can mean “fair” (as an adjective), but also “merely” or “simply” (as an adverb). This second meaning points to another dimension of hierarchies: Hierarchies are, in real life, often not simply hierarchies: They define individuals. In the Confucian role-based context of Just Hierarchy they determine who one is: They reify personal identity in a “regime of sincerity.” Thereby traditional Confucian hierarchies differ from contemporary hierarchies in social function systems. Seen from a Daoist and amoral perspective, the primary problem with hierarchies is not that they are unequal, but that they tend to be taken too seriously. To achieve individual and social ease it is crucial to recognize the contingency of hierarchies and not internalize them.