Michael Morris

Sure. So I've mentioned the peer instinct. That corresponds to what we might call conformist impulses or the herd instinct, you know, the bandwagon instinct, we're wired to sort of unconsciously learn what the people in our group do. We just form like a register of what's normal in our group without even trying to.

Sure. So I've mentioned the peer instinct. That corresponds to what we might call conformist impulses or the herd instinct, you know, the bandwagon instinct, we're wired to sort of unconsciously learn what the people in our group do. We just form like a register of what's normal in our group without even trying to.

And then we feel a sense of satisfaction when we mesh, when we match, when we fit in with what other people do. And this evolved its thought to enable coordination. Even like a million years ago,

And then we feel a sense of satisfaction when we mesh, when we match, when we fit in with what other people do. And this evolved its thought to enable coordination. Even like a million years ago,

And then we feel a sense of satisfaction when we mesh, when we match, when we fit in with what other people do. And this evolved its thought to enable coordination. Even like a million years ago,

our, um, our forebearers, Homo erectus, we have evidence now that they started hunting as a, as a sort of collaborative group, you know, and gathering as a collaborative group in a way that other species can't do like working from a common plant. And, uh,

our, um, our forebearers, Homo erectus, we have evidence now that they started hunting as a, as a sort of collaborative group, you know, and gathering as a collaborative group in a way that other species can't do like working from a common plant. And, uh,

our, um, our forebearers, Homo erectus, we have evidence now that they started hunting as a, as a sort of collaborative group, you know, and gathering as a collaborative group in a way that other species can't do like working from a common plant. And, uh,

that is something we deride today, but it does limit independent thinking sometimes, but it is something that enables all of our collective thinking and enables our collective work. And even in fields like art and science, you know, the, the great contributions build on, you know, they build on the work of other people. It's not, it's not being done completely in a vacuum by one person.

that is something we deride today, but it does limit independent thinking sometimes, but it is something that enables all of our collective thinking and enables our collective work. And even in fields like art and science, you know, the, the great contributions build on, you know, they build on the work of other people. It's not, it's not being done completely in a vacuum by one person.

that is something we deride today, but it does limit independent thinking sometimes, but it is something that enables all of our collective thinking and enables our collective work. And even in fields like art and science, you know, the, the great contributions build on, you know, they build on the work of other people. It's not, it's not being done completely in a vacuum by one person.

So I think while we are, we, wise to be wary of conformity we should understand that this ability to mind meld with other people and this impulse to mesh actions and this this ease that we have at collaborating with people in our group is it empowers most of what we do yeah where's where's a peer instinct at its best peer instinct at its worst the peer instinct at its best is the kind of um

So I think while we are, we, wise to be wary of conformity we should understand that this ability to mind meld with other people and this impulse to mesh actions and this this ease that we have at collaborating with people in our group is it empowers most of what we do yeah where's where's a peer instinct at its best peer instinct at its worst the peer instinct at its best is the kind of um

So I think while we are, we, wise to be wary of conformity we should understand that this ability to mind meld with other people and this impulse to mesh actions and this this ease that we have at collaborating with people in our group is it empowers most of what we do yeah where's where's a peer instinct at its best peer instinct at its worst the peer instinct at its best is the kind of um

think of the seamless interaction between a basketball team that plays together, you know, behind the back, no look passes, you know, like I, I, or in, in, in football or soccer, you know, like I know you so well that I know that, you know, that I'm going to be here. Like we can read minds and we can do these amazing things together. Where it's at its worst is when you,

think of the seamless interaction between a basketball team that plays together, you know, behind the back, no look passes, you know, like I, I, or in, in, in football or soccer, you know, like I know you so well that I know that, you know, that I'm going to be here. Like we can read minds and we can do these amazing things together. Where it's at its worst is when you,

think of the seamless interaction between a basketball team that plays together, you know, behind the back, no look passes, you know, like I, I, or in, in, in football or soccer, you know, like I know you so well that I know that, you know, that I'm going to be here. Like we can read minds and we can do these amazing things together. Where it's at its worst is when you,

I'm an engineer and I know that the airbag design is unsafe, but the other 11 people around this boardroom are all saying it's good enough. And so I censor myself and I go along with the group and then a customer dies in an airbag explosion. That's where conformity is at its worst. And I think all of us have probably had an incident in our life like that where we

I'm an engineer and I know that the airbag design is unsafe, but the other 11 people around this boardroom are all saying it's good enough. And so I censor myself and I go along with the group and then a customer dies in an airbag explosion. That's where conformity is at its worst. And I think all of us have probably had an incident in our life like that where we

I'm an engineer and I know that the airbag design is unsafe, but the other 11 people around this boardroom are all saying it's good enough. And so I censor myself and I go along with the group and then a customer dies in an airbag explosion. That's where conformity is at its worst. And I think all of us have probably had an incident in our life like that where we