The Psychology Of Conformity -- New Video!

[Terell Kirby]

I asked Claude AI why is it the case that humans take the adherence to social norms so seriously. I thought the response was quite good, pairs great with Leo's video on conformity.

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Response from Claude:

Humans take social norms seriously for several deeply intertwined evolutionary, psychological, and social reasons:

Survival and cooperation: For most of human history, being excluded from your group meant death. Our ancestors needed to hunt together, share resources, and defend against threats. People who violated norms risked ostracism, which was essentially a death sentence. This created intense evolutionary pressure to care about social rules and to feel anxious about breaking them.

The shame and guilt systems: We evolved powerful emotional responses—shame (fear of others' judgment) and guilt (internal moral discomfort)—that activate when we violate or consider violating norms. These feelings are so uncomfortable that they effectively police our behavior from the inside, often without conscious thought.

Reputation as currency: In social groups, your reputation determines who will cooperate with you, who will trust you, and who will help you in times of need. Even in modern society with formal institutions, reputation still matters enormously. People monitor norm violations as signals of trustworthiness.

Coordination and predictability: Social norms create shared expectations that allow complex coordination. When everyone follows traffic norms, navigation works. When everyone respects property norms, trade becomes possible. Violations introduce chaos and uncertainty that threaten collective benefits.

Identity and belonging: Following group norms signals membership and loyalty. Humans have a deep need to belong, and conforming to norms is how we demonstrate that we're "one of us" rather than "one of them." Violating norms can feel like betraying your identity.

The intensity makes sense when you consider that for hundreds of thousands of years, your life literally depended on remaining in good standing with your group. Those anxieties are still with us, even when the stakes are now much lower.

[Yimpa]

Make Love by conforming to the Boundless.

[EternalForest]

Best costume yet

[Natasha Tori Maru]

19 minutes ago, EternalForest said:

Best costume yet

Zen stick, or pimp cane? 😇

[Yimpa]

Hit me Baby

ONE more time 

 

[Yimpa]

Not yet a man.

Not yet a woman.

 

But ALWAYS a Woo Man

[Beans]

13 minutes ago, Yimpa said:

Not yet a man.

Not yet a woman.

 

But ALWAYS a Woo Man

Reminds me of wee woo

 

[Yimpa]

I am a neuroscientist’s

Worst nightmare

[Terell Kirby]

Good example of a conformist mind.

Big no no to question having belief and faith in something for these minds

Edited 14 hours ago by Terell Kirby

[xeontor]

https://suno.com/s/TfhQM66nvt4a1KGL

 

This is inspired by the video

[Yimpa]

@xeontor nice, post it here too 

 

@Terell Kirby I have no idea what he is talking about.

 

 

[Davino]

Great leadership entails being non-conformist

[Sandroew]

I only saw the first 45 minutes, but so far its great! Thank you, Leo! Also the costume is crazy!

[jimwell]

Paradoxically, Halloween parties and costumes are conformity. 

[Yimpa]

2 hours ago, jimwell said:

Paradoxically, Halloween parties and costumes are conformity. 

I loved this kid’s costume. They were dressed up as Naked.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CkRVflfDYVP/

[Nemo28]

In the video he said something about buddhism being dogmatic, i wonder what are the Budist dogmas?