Favoring members of one's own group is not incompatible with letting new people in. Many religions proselytize, for example. (Also, clubs and political parties recruit; countries add new citizens; etc.) Still members (new or longstanding) are often favored over non-members.
*-- Russ * On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 10:45 AM, peggy miller <[email protected]>wrote: > At the risk of being too thorough, I wanted to comment on Russ's point: > "For example, group members will often favor other group members over > > outsiders even if the outsider is the better choice for the individual > > to make on some objective basis. This is often an evolved preference > ."> Groups that are successful in having their members behave in this way > > have a better chance to survive as a group." > > I would add the word "temporarily" at the end of Ross's last quoted > sentence. Over time, groups that do not allow "outsiders" in, tend to be > inbred and develop major genetic problems and often die out or remain very > very small in number due to losing most of members from either genetically > inherited health problems or members moving due to boredom with group cause > of lack of original thought included into their overall thinking or due to > economically frozen structure. I think it is argued in Emergence theory that > those behaviors that are sort of "beyond the pale", that operate on the > fringe, tend to help the central group develop better as they witness these > more unusual forms of behavior. > Peggy > > > > -- > Peggy Miller, owner/OEO > Highland Winds > wix.com/peggymiller/highlandwinds > Shop is at 1520 S. 7th St. W. (Just off Russell, four blocks from Good Food > Store) > Art, Photography, Herbs and Writings > 406-541-7577 (home/office/shop) > Shop Hours: Tues/Wed: 12-4 > Thurs: 3-7 pm > Fri-Sat: 10 am -2pm > > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org >
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