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Any sufficiently large group will eventually develop sub-groups. Those sub-groups may become sufficiently polarized to generate conflict among them. Reading ab
by 11thEarlOfMar 10y ago
Any sufficiently large group will eventually develop sub-groups. Those sub-groups may become sufficiently polarized to generate conflict among them.
Reading about this Burning Man dilemma, I'm reminded of the People's Front of Judea battling the Campaign for a Free Galilee to the death over who first conceived of the plot to kidnap Pontius Pilate's wife [0].
Human beings will fight over anything.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Python%27s_Life_of_Brian https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Python%27s_Life_of_Brian
- WalterSear 10y agoThis is more complex.
- bcook 10y agoMore complex than what, exactly?
- WalterSear 10y agoThan the parent's depiction of this situation as simplya case of fraternal squabbling.
- torkable 10y agoyea idiots in the desert fighting over how you should set up camp and how much money you spend doing it (you spent more money than us so we have the moral high ground) sounds like a really complex issue lol They're idiots, in the desert, fighting over stupid shit. Not to mention all the other shit that goes on there. From what I've heard, most of those dumb hippies just dump all their trash on the ground and pretty much just pack up and leave it, and other's come by after its all over and clean it all up. Radical self reliance lol.
- tpeo 10y agoI don't recall where, but I once read that the largest number of people that can be gathered in a group without splitting into factions is something like 7. Quite a harrowing thought.