One of my favorite concepts from Kurt Vonnegut was "Granfalloons" in Cats Cradle ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granfalloon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granfal

One of my favorite concepts from Kurt Vonnegut was "Granfalloons" in Cats Cradle ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granfalloon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granfalloon ) The idea is that people love to be part of a club-- not only for the feeling of belonging but for the feeling of being able to exclude others. Political parties, churches, etc. It's so fundamentally human to do this, and it's unsurprising that it should extend into the professional realm (though we should keep trying to rise above it).