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From: Steve Drew <srdrew_1@hotmail.com>
> I suspect that group conformity is one of those things that straddle the
> meme-gene divide. I presume that like the other apes, we evolved in group
> situations, and that a lot of our behaviours are a result of this. that
said
> however, we now no longer live in immediate family groupings, and tend to
> have only tenuous familial links with many of the people we know. Hence
are
> behaviours are genetic but our choices of group are memetic. If you
consider
> the ultimate loner - the hermit or recluse, they are still regarded as
very
> much outside the norm and still generate a sense of wonder and fear.
Hi Steve,
yes, my view exactly ! Our group- bonding mode is no longer accurate.
Our sense of being, our notion about the Self and our individualism tends
to disminishing the groups- evolution.
Although many of us tends to keep the group- notion in office !
As I experience in restaurants, people tend despite the fact there are
still,
good tables avaible to move up closer to my/ our table.
People are draw together in a way, it seems.
Another facet of this, I tend to go in any restaurant of my chosing, even
if there is no other customer inside ( my individualistic tendency I
suppose),
but 5 / 10 minutes later other customers arrive_ many people said to me,
that I am good for business....Many people don 't dare to enter a restau-
rant which looks empty...
Maybe they are afraid that the food is no good..... !?
A sense of wonder !? Same example... people wonder and look at me
enjoying my meal on my own... or is it jealously !?
Sitting alone in a restaurant, is IMO, yes indeed, in other peoples mind,
outside the norm.
But on the other hand, people tend to get together outside the immediate
family groupings.... bars, sport, meetings, concerts, theatre, film,...
Regards,
Kenneth
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