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What a wonderfully odd tradition. I wonder if there's a evolutionary psychology take on it. I bet it does some heavy lifting in the culture. Something about the

What a wonderfully odd tradition. I wonder if there's a evolutionary psychology take on it. I bet it does some heavy lifting in the culture. Something about the tragedy of commons maybe.

smnrchrds 6y ago
It's a social equivalent of trust fall. You make yourself vulnerable and support the other person who has made themselves vulnerable.
- kleer001 6y ago
  Ok, but what does that do structurally to a culture? And how might it have come about?