Subj : Re: Notice that...
To   : DustCouncil
From : Vk3jed
Date : Fri Feb 18 2022 19:07:00

-=> On 02-16-22 19:47, DustCouncil wrote to boraxman <=-

 Du> I don't have it handy but we evolved to simply have a maximum capacity
 Du> for community, beyond which we cannot keep track of the people beyond
 Du> that number. And when that happens, maybe a subtle shift occurs whereby
 Du> the normal courtesy we afford another slips away, because on a
 Du> subconscious level we're not giving them the "human" form in our heads.
 Du>  They're just noise.

IIRC, that limit is around 150 people - more than adequate in a tribal society,
but far short of the huge number of people one encounters today.



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