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RE: The Importance of Being Ideologically Free

in #life8 years ago (edited)

The need to group and be social is both our greatest strength and folly at the same time. I agree with you but I diverge on one point - belonging to a group should be a conscious choice, one made very carefully, not an unconscious action. And while belonging to that group it is very important to not allow yourself to devolve into group think. That's my two cents anyway. Please keep up the great work.

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@becomingwhtur

Why one should need to group with anyone? Why not being an individual? The moment one chooses to belong to a group they immediately fall into group thinking. I believe that the first reason one gets into groups is lack of confidence

Oh no, I'm simply speaking of a survival/evolutionary advantage. These days we have much more wealth than we (as a species) have had in the past and that wealth allows us to be less dependent on others - sort of.

Belonging to a group doesn't necessarily mean that one will automatically fall victim to group think. I believe this is a hurdle that we should overcome as individuals - realizing that we ARE prone to group think and to not fall into such traps while supporting each other in groups. I hope that makes sense. I believe that we are stronger in numbers, yes? But we gotta be wary of our lesser-mammalian mind tendencies, scientifically speaking.

But group think IS a problem, and I see it all over the place, even in "liberty" circles. Thank you for speaking up about it.

I believe that we are stronger in numbers, yes?

That's exactly the problem. Stronger against who? The very definition of the group is to go against another

Nature? Survival? Innovation?

Maybe I should explain that I'm not coming from a place that is divisive but one of cooperation - voluntary, of course.