"From an evolutionary point of view it does not matter as much what you select for tribal affiliation as it does that you DO select an affiliation, and you arrange for that tribe to defend you when needed."
Yeah, this is an interesting point. Dave Murray shared a fascinating video about tribalism recently (https://youtu.be/agNwB5xR9H4). A…
"From an evolutionary point of view it does not matter as much what you select for tribal affiliation as it does that you DO select an affiliation, and you arrange for that tribe to defend you when needed."
Yeah, this is an interesting point. Dave Murray shared a fascinating video about tribalism recently (https://youtu.be/agNwB5xR9H4). And the speaker makes the same point about needing a tribe for defence. But I'd argue that our modern "tribes"don't do that. Group membership is earned by conforming to the ideology (which very often includes certain lies) of the group. If you fail to do that, or even fail to do it enthusiastically enough, the group turns on you.
Trumpism, gender ideology, even the various factions that formed during COVID, it's like we've taken on the worst aspects of tribalism whilst simultaneously losing the only benefits!
"From an evolutionary point of view it does not matter as much what you select for tribal affiliation as it does that you DO select an affiliation, and you arrange for that tribe to defend you when needed."
Yeah, this is an interesting point. Dave Murray shared a fascinating video about tribalism recently (https://youtu.be/agNwB5xR9H4). And the speaker makes the same point about needing a tribe for defence. But I'd argue that our modern "tribes"don't do that. Group membership is earned by conforming to the ideology (which very often includes certain lies) of the group. If you fail to do that, or even fail to do it enthusiastically enough, the group turns on you.
Trumpism, gender ideology, even the various factions that formed during COVID, it's like we've taken on the worst aspects of tribalism whilst simultaneously losing the only benefits!