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Maybe not Racism, per se... Any group of sufficient size is going to exhibit patterns of tribalism. That's just how humans are wired, and it shows up in even the most tolerant of societies. Trib...
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#3: Attribution notice added
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System
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2019-12-08T10:41:20Z (about 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
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Adam Miller
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2019-12-08T10:41:20Z (about 5 years ago)
## Maybe not Racism, per se... Any group of sufficient size is going to exhibit patterns of [tribalism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tribalism). That's just how humans are wired, and it shows up in even the most tolerant of societies. Tribalism taken to an extreme can manifest as racism or nationalism, but even mild tribalism is often conflated with racism, whether intentionally or not. I think not acknowledging that tribalism is a natural tendency of humans would remove a dimension from your world. Feel free to ignore it if it gets in the way, but it can certainly be a hook to help drive your plot and create interesting dynamics between the characters, as well as directions for character growth.
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2019-01-25T15:25:18Z (almost 6 years ago)
Original score: 5