Tag: Tribe-Building
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Last time, we confronted a crucial distinction: the one between the Toxic Tribalism that divides and consumes, and the Functional Tribalism that builds and illuminates. We talked about how our innate human longing for connection, when misdirected, can lead us down paths of outrage and exclusion, creating a false sense of belonging against a common…
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Functional Tribalism vs. Toxic Tribalism: Reclaiming the Instinct Last time, we walked through A Long Drift from Our Roots: How Modernity Destroyed the Tribe. We traced the historical arc of disconnection, from the settling of the Agricultural Revolution to the digital atomization of today. We unpacked the biological and psychological cost of our Stone-Age brains…
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We live in an age of unprecedented connectivity, yet a quiet epidemic of loneliness defines much of our modern experience. Why, despite all our advancements and conveniences, does a pervasive sense of emptiness and disconnection persist? In this post, we’re going to pull back the curtain on this paradox, tracing the historical journey that led…
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I have a cure for seventy percent of your problems. I’m not offering a pill you swallow. I’m not a guru you worship. I don’t have a Tik Tok channel you can follow. No. The answer is far more ancient, and far more vital: I’m offering you connection. When we’re in pain, the kind that…