AI-powered
podcast player
Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features
Human nature and tribalism drive dangerous ideologies
Universities are crucial centers of social contestation where the next generation learns to perceive and interpret the world. Human beings have a tendency towards tribalism, often favoring their in-group over the out-group. This tribal instinct can lead to ideologies such as ethnic majoritarianism, which prioritizes the majority group and perceives outsiders as a threat. The speaker highlights the danger of justifying in-group favoritism in the name of fighting injustice, as it can be utilized by any group, including minorities, to indulge in the same kind of favoritism.