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It also has something more fundamental than religion... it is tribalism. Us versus them. You get to be part of the accepted in-group, and get to hate the out-
by ansible 11y ago
It also has something more fundamental than religion... it is tribalism. Us versus them. You get to be part of the accepted in-group, and get to hate the out-groups. That kind of need is wired deep in people's brains.
Ideally, all this effort would be put towards a more productive end, such as rooting for your local FIRST robotics team.
- adamwong246 11y agoHave you ever heard of Dunbar's Number? http://www.cracked.com/article_14990_what-monkeysphere.html http://www.cracked.com/article_14990_what-monkeysphere.html
- ansible 11y agoI have. You'd think that sports team fanbase membership would not work at the scale it does. But I guess it serves as a means of establishing common ground quickly. Though, since we're all humans, you'd think we have enough common ground with each other anyway, what with death, taxes, relationship problems, etc.