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Scott's theme today was about "identity", and how that frames our behavior (and seems to be the same as tribalism). He goes on to ask why political group a. was not susceptible to the false propaganda of political group b., and folks responded "better sources of news", "better thinking", "better BS detector", "more of one type of gender"...
People of identity group a. will not be susceptible to the things associated with identity group b., either good or bad.
This is why I'm always advocating that people seek their own identity to the extent possible. It's true that a personal identity is not as influential as a tribal identity, which is why people are more comfortable joining a team at the expense of personal identity... but this is precisely why the proper level of analysis and concern should be the individual, the most minor among all of the minority groups, and the most in need of protection.
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