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[-] xkforce@lemmy.world 22 points 7 months ago

There are people that destroy things with no benefit to themselves or do things that hurt themselves just because it hurt who they consider to be "the right people."

[-] Bye@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

It’s just tribalism

The primary goal is to show off how much of a team member they are, by picking on some “other”. It strengthens their ties to their group, by having an enemy to unite against.

this post was submitted on 15 Nov 2023
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