In The Righteous Mind, Jonathan Haidt argues that it's not about altruism, it's about parochial altruism. Niceness is okay. Niceness aimed narrowly at your own

In The Righteous Mind, Jonathan Haidt argues that it's not about altruism, it's about parochial altruism. Niceness is okay. Niceness aimed narrowly at your own gang is fantastic. He mentions that it isn't new, though. I thought it was a neat observation since it was new to me.