politics. 

Two grey pills.

I'm not sure these are _black_ pills, but I think they are _facts_, and they're pretty dark. But you have to acknowledge them before you can start making a good model of people's behavior.

First: people are very tribal. Even in America, where most people don't know their ancestry, or it's very mixed, people line up with their political allies in a tribelike fashion.

And this means that most of their positions are based on their tribal affiliation.

@WomanCorn I don't think this is actually true. The reality is politics is a spook. People's positions on policy absolutely doesn't matter. Only people with the power to protect their own interests have a legitimate say in the fate of the US.
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I mean, yes, I agree?

People's policy positions don't matter. They mostly serve as team jerseys.

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