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Groups Mirror Individual Thought Patterns
- Groups exhibit thought-patterns similar to individuals because repeated interactions reinforce shared neural-like pathways.
- Organizational decisions often reflect founding anxieties and projections carried forward unconsciously.
Check For Projection Before Judging Behavior
- When someone acts out, consider projection as a causal mechanism and ask what insecurity they might be defending.
- Use that lens to diagnose behavior rather than assuming purely rational motives.
Replication, Not Goodness, Drives Success
- Memes and genes both succeed by replication, not by being 'good' in any normative sense.
- Successful cultural items hijack human motives and systems to ensure their propagation.