#humans #game-theory # [[Epistemic status]] #shower-thought #to-digest # Related - [[Philosophy/Humans/FAANGs reflect the human nature]] - [[Group selection]] - [[Mathematic/Game Theory/Selfish herd]] - [[Philosophy/Rationality/Social quota]] - [[Localism]] # TODO > [!TODO] TODO # Groupism ![Picture of a woman and King Kong by Annie Leibovitz. King Kong holds the woman in his paw.](https://lexica-serve-encoded-images.sharif.workers.dev/md/0b68e9f7-e640-464f-a4bc-69686e4c4743) Humans, like chimpanzees, make groups in order to cooperate, they often practice [[Tit for tat]] within the group, and make wars or alliances against others. Humans specialize in goods & services within a group for [[Comparative Advantage]] in trade. Do we really "need" groupism? Dolphins and elephants are "global citizens" ![chimpanzee group having burgers for dinner](https://lexica-serve-encoded-images.sharif.workers.dev/md/104e2dbe-0029-4eb8-a862-1f73f088cd3c)