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These columns are derived from Howard Bloom's 3,900 chapters of raw notes for future books. They have not gone through the fact-checking and rewrite process to which Bloom subjects his published work. However we at the Big Bang Tango Media Lab find Bloom's notes fascinating. We hope that you enjoy them too. |
Everyone
is insecure. Insecurity is one of the things that keep us attached to
each other and to society. Uncertainty and the nervous sense that we'd
better get a quick reality check is one of the prime movers of the group
brain. Insecurity is so basic to life that even ants and bacteria get
insecure. They need to rub up against each other for reassurance over
and over and over again. Chimps too. They dash out of the group for
an adventure, get insecure as hell, dash back, and when they plunge
into the warmth of the crowd and rub up against as many of their sisters
or brothers as it takes to calm them down, they accomplish something
more than mere self-comfort. ...post
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