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Back in our hunter/gatherer days, one was always with the tribe
it was very social, no privacy but there were very strong bonds within the village
loneliness is simply a survival mechanism in the grand scheme of things, you feel sad because your isolated
that isolation means you have no mutual protection and assistance so that means a low chance of survival
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
As hunter-gatherers we evolved to live in cooperative, tight-knit communities which were prosocial and in which individuals experienced constant companionship. As a result, we each have particular social-emotional needs derived from tribal dynamics. Not getting these fulfilled can leave us feeling disconnected, confused and isolated.
Bestselling author Sebastian Junger in his book ‘Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging’ explores this dynamic through the lens of returned US army veterans. Junger demonstrates how ancient tribal behaviors of loyalty, inter-reliance and cooperation are typified within modern soldiering groups. He argues that the struggles veterans face reintegrating when they return home do not stem entirely from the trauma they’ve suffered, but also from the individualist societies they must reintegrate into.
it was very social, no privacy but there were very strong bonds within the village
loneliness is simply a survival mechanism in the grand scheme of things, you feel sad because your isolated
that isolation means you have no mutual protection and assistance so that means a low chance of survival
Evolutionary Mechanisms for Loneliness
Robert conceptualized loneliness as perceived social isolation, which he described as a gnawing, chronic disease without redeeming features. On the scale of everyday life, it is understandable how something as personally aversive as loneliness could ...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
As hunter-gatherers we evolved to live in cooperative, tight-knit communities which were prosocial and in which individuals experienced constant companionship. As a result, we each have particular social-emotional needs derived from tribal dynamics. Not getting these fulfilled can leave us feeling disconnected, confused and isolated.
Bestselling author Sebastian Junger in his book ‘Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging’ explores this dynamic through the lens of returned US army veterans. Junger demonstrates how ancient tribal behaviors of loyalty, inter-reliance and cooperation are typified within modern soldiering groups. He argues that the struggles veterans face reintegrating when they return home do not stem entirely from the trauma they’ve suffered, but also from the individualist societies they must reintegrate into.
