The cognitive limit of Dunbar's number is overcome by redefining who counts as "family" and "neighbor." A strategy to extend the natural, primate-like bonds of kin and tribe to a broader, kinship network is fictive yes, but it is a practical approach, and has been the norm at times in history.
Sadly, for many people the bumps and bruises of typical American life experience render them mentally unfit to entertain the concept. And when an empire is falling, many find the notion quaint and foolish. In our chaotic time of inverted role models, it takes a strong disposition to keep the faith.
Rural West Virginia town voted 76 percent for Trump — now it’s starving
Started by K-Dog Oct 12, 2026, 09:52 PM
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