- Virtually all rules we follow in the world are social constructs that are not fundamental to life - we are not equal in objective reality as [[Morality]] might suggest - power of imagined collective beliefs and gossip to generate such social constructs - thus, everything is reliant on our cognitive abilities and - The main way of controlling a large group of people into a functional [[Community building|community]] order or [[Society]] - For example, in content creation, having a [[Vision]], a community that people can be part of is important How do we facilitate this? [^1] - Don't tell people it's imagined - say that it is created by gods or nature, which grounds it in reality - remind people of the related principles until it feels natural - fairy tales, art, traditions, propaganda # References [^1]: [[Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari]]