One of the clear examples of emergent human social behavior is the fashion industry and its adolescent parallel. In reference to group and selfless behavior, I think it is a miracle that human societies don't more often collapse, so there must be something inherent in us that keeps us behaving like pack animals even though wolves are much more altruistic and generally don't kill each other; chimps do. Paul
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