"Like seeks like." This is the core principle behind the concept of "assortative mating," and I would propose that it's the core principle behind tribalism, classism, and racism as well. Over-trust of in-groups and under-trust in out-groups breeds assortative mating, but the irony is that it's usually someone who is closest to you who le…
"Like seeks like." This is the core principle behind the concept of "assortative mating," and I would propose that it's the core principle behind tribalism, classism, and racism as well. Over-trust of in-groups and under-trust in out-groups breeds assortative mating, but the irony is that it's usually someone who is closest to you who leads you the furthest astray. You think it's some member of a racial or class out-group who will sexually violate your child some day, but then it really turns out to be your brother or a priest at your church. People who seek shelter in the comfort of their ingroups are often betrayed by the same people they thought had their back through common identity or class or ideology. Excessive assortative mating across a wealthy society leads to concentrating the wealth among the wealthy and class systems that persist generation to generation, which is basically where we are with a Gini Coefficient higher than Russia's (A country we consider to be an open oligarchy via this measurement).
Travis have you considered writing fiction? You have excellent macro views of all kinds of human tendencies. You could weave together really nifty motives & flawed characters. Seriously.
"Like seeks like." This is the core principle behind the concept of "assortative mating," and I would propose that it's the core principle behind tribalism, classism, and racism as well. Over-trust of in-groups and under-trust in out-groups breeds assortative mating, but the irony is that it's usually someone who is closest to you who leads you the furthest astray. You think it's some member of a racial or class out-group who will sexually violate your child some day, but then it really turns out to be your brother or a priest at your church. People who seek shelter in the comfort of their ingroups are often betrayed by the same people they thought had their back through common identity or class or ideology. Excessive assortative mating across a wealthy society leads to concentrating the wealth among the wealthy and class systems that persist generation to generation, which is basically where we are with a Gini Coefficient higher than Russia's (A country we consider to be an open oligarchy via this measurement).
Travis have you considered writing fiction? You have excellent macro views of all kinds of human tendencies. You could weave together really nifty motives & flawed characters. Seriously.
You can only be betrayed by someone you trust.
It all comes down to who do you trust--and we often trust very poorly--for the reasons you note and with the results that you note.