Behave yourself: The behaviours that create group cooperation All for one, and one for all

Behave yourself! Conflict or cooperation?

Want to know what drives humans to cooperate?

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Origins by Lewis Dartnell - I'm learning stuff - always good!

@lewisdartnell.bsky.social

Graph of behaviour related to proverbs

Conformism is evident in the proverb data. "When in Rome, do as the Romans do", "Don't upset the apple cart".

Can you think of any others?

A cheat deterence
B honesty
C Tit for tat
D Tit for two tats
E conformism
F reputation
G nepotism
H pay it forward
I altruistic punishment

a man wearing glasses and a sweater says " an eye for an eye " Alt: a man wearing glasses and a sweater says " an eye for an eye "

Tit for Tat or Tit for Two Tats (forgive first), which is the better option in a war of attrition such as the current Iran war? Of course, it's a bit more complex than that, but one of them is a winning strategy...which one would be yours?

#iran #war #titfortat

Ordered! Love Ancient Times zine. Wondering where the big cats are. We have a 'mythical?' one where I live (known locally as the Stocksfield Panther.) I once saw a deer's leg in a tree near here (seriously - evidence? Or some stupid kids messing about?)

a man wearing glasses and a sweater says " an eye for an eye " Alt: a man wearing glasses and a sweater says " an eye for an eye "

Tit for Tat or Tit for Two Tats (forgive first), which is the better option in a war of attrition such as the current Iran war? Of course, it's a bit more complex than that, but one of them is a winning strategy...which one would be yours?

#iran #war #titfortat

An older post, but now more prescient than ever - recently bought another copy for my daughter...

Humans, behavior, and cooperative groups Conflict or cooperation, who will win?

We need cooperation, not conflict. Evolution has given us the tools to build cohesive societies based upon cooperative behaviors.

Read more on Proverbsbehave on Substack

#humanbehaviour #cooperationnotconflict #cooperation

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Proverbs aren't the boss of me Well, actually...

Proverbs aren't the boss of me...well, actually...

More on human behavior controlled by proverbs:

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Substack Proverbsbehave

I'll be writing more on human cooperation, proverbs, human behavior, and anything else in our world that feels relevant over on Substack on Proverbsbehave. First introductory post here: open.substack.com/pub/proverbs...

proverbs and nine behaviours

Group cooperation and behaviours that underpin it are hotly debated. Here are 9 behaviours we use to develop cooperation in groups:

A: Honesty
B: Cheat deterrence
C: Tit for Tat
D: Tit for Two Tats
E: Conformism
F: Reputation
G: Nepotism
H: Pay it Forward
I: Altruistic punishment

Proverb two heads are better than one

“Proverbs fulfill the human need to summarize experiences and observations into nuggets of wisdom that provide ready-made comments on personal relationships and social affairs.” (Wolfgang Mieder, 2007)

ALT:

My research at Durham Uni was on proverbs and their role in group cooperation. I used the paremiological minimum from six countries and mapped it to nine human behaviours. I'll share proverbs here. I wonder if you'll have the same view of the behaviours they represent?

a black background with the words honesty is the best policy written in blue ALT: a black background with the words honesty is the best policy written in blue

This BlueSky account is a prelude to a book I'm writing on the intersection of proverbs with human behaviour. For now, check out a YouGov survey on people's views towards proverbs.

The full survey can be found here:

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