If everyone's a star-belly sneetch, then no one's a star-belly sneetch We've been talking about tribalism. Let's look at some of the ways that scholars have tried to figure out what that is. • What's a tribe? In KEY #16 (March 29), we noted that people have many tribes, and if the identities are unified for a particular individual, that person will be rigidly identified with what is basically a single tribe. If the identities are "cross-cutting," that person's tribal identification will be softer.
This one kind of “doh”-ed me a bit. I am currently—well, always—in a battle with someone who’s tribes intersect with mine. Sometimes I get so frustrated by her (what I think of as) selfish thinking (stuff like student loan forgiveness —she didn’t go to college and she’s 62, and, so far, neither have her 3 sons–so where is her gimme?!). This explains a lot. Grrrr!
Love these. They’re already the best but BESTEST? Running with the Substack audio if accessible to you. A great share with friends - a progressive morning talk up with a cuppa?
Agreed. We are mammals. When working with dogs, you learn that excitement is neutral. It’s a condition of excitement. It can be directed or re-directed on a dime and with mild encouragement.
This one kind of “doh”-ed me a bit. I am currently—well, always—in a battle with someone who’s tribes intersect with mine. Sometimes I get so frustrated by her (what I think of as) selfish thinking (stuff like student loan forgiveness —she didn’t go to college and she’s 62, and, so far, neither have her 3 sons–so where is her gimme?!). This explains a lot. Grrrr!
Love these. They’re already the best but BESTEST? Running with the Substack audio if accessible to you. A great share with friends - a progressive morning talk up with a cuppa?
I read this right after seeing a disturbing image of the huge crowd in Detroit outside the arena where the NFL Draft was taking place.
People like to belong to a group, I think; whether it's being a fan of a sport or band or member of a political party.
But a group can turn into a mob and become destructive. Or they have solidarity together and call themselves Spartacus.
Agreed. We are mammals. When working with dogs, you learn that excitement is neutral. It’s a condition of excitement. It can be directed or re-directed on a dime and with mild encouragement.