There are those — synthesis
why are so many people smitten with group mentality? — synthesis
why are so many people smitten with group mentality? — synthesis
Humans are social animals. We like each other. We like to hang out together. It's who we are and what we do. No way to get away from it, for better or worse. We are not smitten with group mentality, we are born with it. — T Clark
You answered this yourself. Better odds. Still, I think there's another angle to this. There's a difference between being socially conscious and full-blown mob mentality. The latter being nobody is really thinking or acting in accordance to their own beliefs or what they think is best, rather just doing what the guy next to them is doing out of pure instinct. — Outlander
I don't agree. Even if I did, that isn't inconsistent with what I wrote. I didn't say that group action leads to love and happiness, only that it is what we do. Who we are. — T Clark
Sometimes I think it looks like we are forced by the system stay together, inside the group. But somehow I guess it has the natural perception too.
It is very hard to live in loneliness or not following tendencies/thoughts/ideas and the persons who defend these.
There are even scientifics who defends that loneliness are pretty bad for our mental health.
I guess the problem is not the natural stimulus but how toxic some groups can be — javi2541997
History is history — synthesis
And we all understand that people are drawn to groups... why is this? Loneliness? Fear? Insecurity? — synthesis
Just look at the power that corporations and government has over individuals in the West now. Can anybody suggest that this has been a good thing? — synthesis
Horses, cows, chickens, crows, and sheep are drawn to groups. Why this? Whatever the reason, it's the same reason for humans. — T Clark
But try for just a month living off the corporations, governments, etc... — javi2541997
What I am saying is that all great ideas idea emanate from the individual whereas all horrendous ones emanate from groups (because they have the power to effect all kinds of horror). — synthesis
Do you believe people are THAT weak? I believe people, once given the taste of freedom again, will not be able to get enough — synthesis
Yes because we the humans have proven for centuries that we cannot live in the wild (neither freedom) without an order. The different scenario would be a chaos. — javi2541997
Any of you serfs out there feel as if the central authority in your country treats you as if you hold sway over them? — synthesis
Group-people are the parasites that have nearly completely destroyed their hosts (individuals). — synthesis
So, do you live in the wilderness and obtain all your food by growing, hunting, and fishing? If no, where do you get your food? Your money - work, inheritance, government? Your home? Medical care? You live in a complex society. We are all group people. How are you any different? Could you live on your own without any other people? Without all the infrastructure that keeps things moving? — T Clark
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