Doesn't this just support the AI's takes of how tribal humans are? Many of the examples in these threads are about small homogenous communities where it's easy to trust someone very similar to yourself.
How does that apply to the above story about a pilgrimage though? My experience in the way of St. James is very similar, the vast majority of people will not walk that road ever again in their lives and I saw plenty of people from all around Europe, even a few Americans.
It does seem to apply to rural areas specifically though.
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The same communities are frequently the most racist, xenophobic and homophobic. The dark side of the tribal mindset I guess.
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Doesn’t that make you think : why are they so nice on the one hand , but so bad on the other hand? Well I know why: you can’t have the cake and eat it too. One thing is the mirror image of the other, you need to choose which side you prefer to value more.
You can't just throw out cliches if you're going to claim something as impactful as that. You seem to be saying there's some kind of conservation of niceness so increasing your treatment of one group requires decreasing it for another group? Why is that?
And the answer couldn't be based on the amount of effort it takes, since in the small town scenario you're doing the effortful nice behavior 95% of the time.
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I would say decency arises as a function of culture, so it depends on the value system that generates.
There’s something tribal-ish to it, but also something philosophical. You can also belong to a culture which makes this kind of trust or goodwill far more limited, for instance only between family members—you’re just as culturally homogenous but not nearly so kind to strangers.