A school of fish. They swim together like a flock of birds.
It’s not just religions, or ethnicities, or tribes, it’s ideologies. It’s social cliques, sexualities, corporations. People like to be in a group, they like to blend in, and represent that group, and defend it, and identify with and as it.
This seems to be political, but it’s not. It’s just a mentality. As the old saying goes, either you are in, or you are out.
Perhaps that’s what philosophy appeals to, or who it appeals to. The un-tribed, the outcast. The random free thinker.
But even as we do this, we are grouping ourselves informally—we like philosophy.
OP discovered anthropology
That’s clever.
Never went to university, so one is much less intelligent than you, thanks for taking the time to point that out.
There is a change coming that will force us to realize our individual potential. But first we must realize we were in Pisces, the fish period of humanity.
As we move into a new age, and the world challenges that accompany that transition, we will be forced to progress as a species.
I group myself with wifey, the rest of the world can kiss my butt. Or better not, don’t come near me I dislike the human species 😁 Unless you’re some non-human animal, those are lovely.
My point? If there’s one exception to the rule, it the rule still valid?
You are like a barnacle on a whale. Wife groups herself. Women usually don’t isolate for long. They are social creatures.
Any time now…we’re nearing 20yrs 😁 The only social we get is the occasional supermarket …
Stay that way. Not a burn. If you can pull it off, that is the best possible solution. Much love. Best to you and yours.
People like to be in a group? Well you make too many assumptions, I prefer a small group of friends, loosely around a half dozen or so.
I ain’t got time or memory to keep up with the drama of 100+ people.
Each of your friends will have six friends, and each of them will have six friends, etc.
Or maybe you’re in a cult, which is interesting.
That web, or branching out, forms a psychic linking, which creates a much larger group than you’re aware that you’re involved with.
Just being involved in a clique doesn’t mean that clique isn’t part of a broader ideological set, which is likely involved in a much larger group mind, in which you involuntarily participate.
