Didn't we have a discussion on the dangers of tribalism just the other day http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1561607 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15616

Didn't we have a discussion on the dangers of tribalism just the other day http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1561607 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1561607 ? Why should it be a good idea this week just because your tribe comes with a cheap data plan and a fancy credit card? And how big should these nations be? Should each be able to keep modern society running on its own, which according to some numbers cites here recently would put a lower bound of 100 million on them http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1541795 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1541795 .