Tag: reputation

Tribe

where ‘honor’ actually comes from

People have died for it, killed for it, built entire cultures around it. Honor feels ancient and essential. Turns out its origins are surprisingly specific — and someone has always benefited from keeping it alive.

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Tribe

gossip kept our ancestors alive

It's shallow, it's catty, it's what people do when they have nothing real to say. Except that for most of human history, knowing what everyone was up to was one of the most important survival skills you had.

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