Start working together is, in my opinion, the single hardest thing to achieve as a species. It’s called the Collective action problem in psychology and there’s a ton of research into why it is so challenging.
I’ve seen many people on Lemmy who seem to be unaware of it at a surface level but aware of it at an intuitive level, and it’s extremely frustrating for them.
It’s not just money. It’s any time a small group has some kind of shared interest. That interest usually is money, but not always directly. The shared interest ties that group together is what allows them to work against the interests of wider society.
Start working together is, in my opinion, the single hardest thing to achieve as a species. It’s called the Collective action problem in psychology and there’s a ton of research into why it is so challenging.
I’ve seen many people on Lemmy who seem to be unaware of it at a surface level but aware of it at an intuitive level, and it’s extremely frustrating for them.
And is fragile and some groups are well practiced at ensuring it doesn’t occur, they are what ones with all the money.
It’s not just money. It’s any time a small group has some kind of shared interest. That interest usually is money, but not always directly. The shared interest ties that group together is what allows them to work against the interests of wider society.