• JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social
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    4 days ago

    We’re seeing tribalism

    Not exactly “tribalism,” but “individualism,” at least in the States.

    Classic tribalism has many fine features, and is in fact how we got here as a species, across millions of years. FUN FACT: did you know that the human species (“Homo” and relatives) goes back about 2.4million years, and through ~99.9% of that time, we successfully existed in a tribal / clan state?

    IMO individualism also had great features, but when you mix in the concept of money… oh dear.

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      The only reason the human race survived is empathy. Not clans and tribes killing other clans and tribes.

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        The only reason the human race survived is empathy.

        That’s a fine, simple-minded and idealistic thought, and the downvotes upon fact & reality above are hilarious to me. But nah-- empathy is a MAJOR component upon tribalism, which in various ways was the original “Democracy.”

        Study it more, and you’ll see it over and over again, my lad. With respect.