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Comment author: Jayson_Virissimo 14 July 2014 06:59:34PM *  1 point [-]

Haidt calls this pushing your "hive-switch" (humans are "90% chimp, 10% bee").You can reliably increase your groupishness by simulating your in-group being under attack or by taking certain kinds of drugs.

Comment author: cousin_it 15 July 2014 06:44:24AM *  1 point [-]

Note that Haidt's theory relies on group selection, which many people on LW disagree with. From reading this essay by Pinker and the replies by Haidt and others, the whole thing seems complicated.