4min chapter

80,000 Hours Podcast cover image

Rob Wiblin on human nature, new technology, and living a happy, healthy & ethical life

80,000 Hours Podcast

CHAPTER

How to Sustain Cooperation in a Tribe of 50 People

People fear that if a member of their social group, it becomes very successful, then they're going to leave them because they'll be like too good for them. People are scared to figure out how fast or to what degree their friends are growing, progressing or learning and then finding others. So when I think about making friendships or hiring people or recruiting or anything like that, I think about who is growing at a similar pace to me and to our team  and everything. It does really pay to potentially have two quite different classes of friends where you've got both academics and non-academics in your circle.

00:00

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
App store bannerPlay store banner

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode