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Are You Having a Tribal War?
There's an article by eric toremberg that i read a couple of weeks ago, and he talks about status games. And one of the things that he highlighted was that some of the crazy ideas that people share from their own tribe are almost commitment devices. So ther seen as commitment devices by their own side. Look, all kind of know that this thing's a bit mental, but you need to posit your position alongside us as a show of faith. If you don't, it's a canary in the coal mine that you might not be someone that is alined with our interests. This is an oath of sort of unwavering loyalty ar to one's enemies. It is a