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Gatorbait wrote: ↑Thu Jan 11, 2018 4:41 pm It's weird how humans want to gather into groups- not just Mormons- but in everything.
Tribalism is a huge part of the evolution of homo sapiens. Back in the "good old days" if you didn't belong to a group (tribe) or if you did something that got you kicked out of your group (tribe) your chances of surviving went way down.
For the vast majority of humans today, belonging to a group (tribe) is not a life or death situation, but we still like to "belong" to a group (tribe). Its embedded deep within our psyche.
Too bad we don't seem to be intelligent enough to figure out that the entire human race is just one big tribe.
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Gatorbait wrote: ↑Thu Jan 11, 2018 4:41 pm It's weird how humans want to gather into groups- not just Mormons- but in everything.
Tribalism is a huge part of the evolution of homo sapiens. Back in the "good old days" if you didn't belong to a group (tribe) or if you did something that got you kicked out of your group (tribe) your chances of surviving went way down.
For the mast majority of humans today, belonging to a group (tribe) is not a life or death situation, but we still like to "belong" to a group (tribe). Its embedded deep within our psyche.
Too bad we don't seem to be intelligent enough to figure out that the entire human race is just one big tribe.
I've even noticed this grouping behavior out on my commute in the early morning. During rush hour it's one big slog of cars, but before 6:30am I notice that drivers prefer to travel in packs. It's sort of a game I play to see how well I can navigate my way through each pack each morning and how many there are on my 30 mile commute. Typically there are 3-4 along that stretch. For myself I prefer to be the only car on the road and I hate being in those packs. Maybe this is why I finally escaped Mormonism?
Another annoyance - sometimes when I'm out shooting photos early or late at night, like at a state or national park, another car might show up and pull up right next to where I am. It's a pretty big parking lot and I'm the only car there and they pull up right by me. This has happened several times. Same thing if I've hiked out somewhere remote and somebody shows up; it's like there's plenty of room but they feel compelled to see what I'm doing or that they need to cozy up to me. I guess it's some kind of primal monkey business! I'm comfortable in social situations, like concerts and such but I really value my solitude when I can find it. I wish more people could respect that.
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