VI. Shared Values ↑
41. As with groups, values are also nested.
As with groups themselves, values are also nested.
This means that lower-level group values must be consistent with higher-level values: that is, the lower-level values must fit within the values of the higher-level group.
Words from Others on this Topic
As we explore the natural history of tribalism, we will see that some three hundred thousand years ago humans chanced upon a revolutionary adaptation that led to the encoding of the Tribe Drive in our DNA. This was the evolution of nested groups, each with their own particular symbols – and enshrined shared myths and values – that bound participants together in trusting relationships.
David R. Samson, 2023, from the book Our Tribal Future: How to Channel our Foundational Human Instincts Into a Force for Good
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