Tribal: How the Cultural Instincts That Divide Us Can Help Bring Us Together
Michael Morrisamazon.com
Tribal: How the Cultural Instincts That Divide Us Can Help Bring Us Together
As we saw earlier, it takes only two things to turn a group of people into a tribe: • A shared interest • A way to communicate The communication can be one of four kinds: • Leader to tribe • Tribe to leader • Tribe member to tribe member • Tribe member to outsider So a leader can help increase the effectiveness of the tribe and its members by • tra
... See moreAfter some reflection, try to figure out what kinds of groups people in these tribes have in common.
Tribalism: The strong loyalty to one’s own tribe or social group (often leading to hostility or discrimination against those perceived as outsiders) can reinforce social adhesion within groups and make it harder for new ideas or practices to spread across group boundaries.
So every human instinct is honed not for life on your own, but for life like this, in a tribe. Humans need tribes12 as much as bees need a hive.