> The lesson here is that political and cultural logic, rooted in emotion, identity and ways of life cultivated among one’s own kind, operate in an entirely dif

> The lesson here is that political and cultural logic, rooted in emotion, identity and ways of life cultivated among one’s own kind, operate in an entirely different frame than the rational and universalizing ethos of economics and technology. Variations of this talking point are often repeated, casting "reason" against "identity", with the implication that rational people are atomized individualists without a shared identity. But in a world defined by group dynamics, there's nothing rational about individualism. A collection of individuals, competing with a cohesive group, will lose.