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I don’t think it’s dumb at all. Humans cannot survive without the protection of a tribe. Just try doing a startup in Somalia.

• bane 12y ago
  > Humans cannot survive without the protection of a tribe. That's utter fear driven rubbish. Humans survive and thrive all the time without joining a group.
  • picks_at_nits 12y ago
    Where? Alaska in an old bus? Even there, humans benefit to a small degree from law enforcement that strongly discourages the next hunter from shooting them and taking their possessions. There are some survivalists who may or may not be able to operate for a while on this basis, but even if they aren’t “joining” a tribe, they are protected by tribes. get rid of all the tribes, and new ones would spring up and we’d be back to this.
    • bane 12y ago
      You clearly don't understand the distinction between a tribe and a society.
  • adyus 12y ago
    Excluding hermits, living anywhere is living within a tribe. The largest tribe is currently that which accepts a commonly defined currency in exchange for providing value of some sort.
    • bane 12y ago
      No its not. That's why people think it's important to signal tribal membership. You don't understand the difference between a tribe and a society.
• GFK_of_xmaspast 12y ago
  Do you know anything about Somalia.