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Cooperative Competition

We know competition is good and helps drive creativity and improve problem solving skills within an group setting. But there is such a thing as "too much" competition. That can kill the morale of a group and form "backstabbing" behavior. Most of us would not want to be at a job where you have to compete every single day. This does not go for everyone because there are a lot of exceptional people in this world.

If we can do it in a cooperative way, I think the Steemit community can achieve a whole lot than to be divided in the infancy stage of things. You can be parents arguing who does more, who's right, who's wrong. Who deserves this and who deserves that, but someone has to change and feed the baby.

Exclusivity

It is part of social behavior that we see in our everyday lives that creates the illusion of value. Among a group, an individual can exclude others or another individual from an item or even an idea that can make an individual to perceive it as something of value.

1. the practice of excluding or not admitting other things.
   "these banks maintain their exclusivity by setting minimum entry standards"
   the inability to exist or be true if something else exists or is true.
   "those that maintain exclusivity of religion—that is, one particular religion is the only true religion"
2. restriction to a particular person, group, or area.
   "those inside the circle cultivate an air of exclusivity"
   the fact of an item or story not being published or broadcast elsewhere.
   "there is no sense in us sharing coverage, and we would insist on exclusivity"
3. the state of catering for or being affordable by only a few, select customers.
   "the hotel's emphasis is on exclusivity and luxury"
   -Google

Many of us growing up experience this with popularity. Seeing the popular group doing the "cool" stuff and you can't be apart of it because, well, you ain't "cool." We as humans have a yearn to belong and want to be apart of something. We see situations where a individual can be on their own, but still want someone with them.

Of course this is a movie but we know there are similar situations in real life that we see when an individual is isolated from a social setting for long periods of time.

Below is a video that describes the psychological behavior when an individual is excluded.

"When you put people into a situation, in which they feel excluded, afterward they show a lot more interests in making friends and restoring social bonds."

This is true for a social group with intelligence, but you can still see the primitive behavior in human beings young and old

Natural Formation in Agnostic Behavior

The Agnostic behavior can naturally form within us without being aware of it as a result of exclusivity or exclusion. Not everyone is the same and has the same perception on basic property rights. We create the thought in our own minds to see value in something other's have. We place so much value on it to also want to have it too. This behavior can become aggressive and vindictive

A divide is always created because of opposing views but we have the capability to reason with one another and compromise on an agreement.

We can see the formation of groups or "guilds" on Steemit. What happens when the morality of the group or an individual in the group is "corrupt?" Could we see this agnostic behavior form in a collective group such as what is currently being formed or within the community itself? Will we see afterwards the interests of restoring social bonds and what is true?

Sometimes, we need to step to the side and see in order to see the clearer picture.

I am not an expert in human psychology. I am just sharing information and some of my opinion and observations.

Source: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

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