> If the idea is to survive and thrive, the “rational” approach is to continue with what our species has always done - stick with the tribe. I think you are ad

> If the idea is to survive and thrive, the “rational” approach is to continue with what our species has always done - stick with the tribe. I think you are advocating for herd mentality here without realizing it, and to be honest the effect that fitness has can also be upended in large scale conflicts: consider how many died before being able to have children in large scale wars (like WW2) because they felt their charismatic leader's cause was more righteous than the other guys. Their is safety in numbers, if looked at solely via a predation model but as a Human (with supposed elevated faculties than other animals) their is also a need for self-reflection and introspection that I think most people in modern Society simply will never value (because it's not rewarded much) even when the perils are clear to judge--COVID's ongoing malaise that has caused rift in Soceity highlighted so much of what is wrong with it at it's core, which in my view were their all along because it was better 'not to rock the boat.' Being th eoptimist that I am I simply had thought we could collectively realize we are sooner to perish as a Species from this Earth than have this model we have been coaxed into correct itself, which warrants a global effort to restructure how we engage with one another and the environment we share. Social cohesion doesn't not mean to be intolerant of contrasting views, and in my view it's best viewed when people accept that the Social Contract applies to all, including those whom you vehemently disagree with and are not of 'your tribe.' Why? Because solely sticking to the tribe would stagnate and create a mono-culture of not just ideas, but likely a genetic pool where a single unpredictable variance can wipe most of it out completely: European migration into the Americas being an apt metaphor here. If you're going to follow models that rely on ecology like fitness, you also need to understand that genetic variation is as crucial for survival as replication itself.