Is tribalism part of our human nature and if so can we evolve beyond tribalism?

I don’t see moving away from tribalism as evolution.
Not all people are equal in this either.
Being tribal in nature does not necessarily mean being exclusionary.
I think tribal instinct is healthy. It is the superiority complex of certain tribes, or members which cultivates drama.
No, I don’t think tribalism will ever be gone entirely from the human race.

Interestingly, I realized a few months ago at a gathering of people in recovery that “this is my tribe”.

Tribalism does not necessarily mean competition; it is more a matter of community and connection and unity towards commonality. To me the only evolution beyond tribalism would global connection as part of humanity.

Yes, it is, and no we can’t.

It is simply human nature to make groups. Call it tribalism if you want, but humans spontaneously group. For almost any reason – geography, language, gender, interests, you name it.

Groupism will never be ‘evolved past’.

Tribalism is a social construct not something in your DNA.
You can’t evolve a construct, but you can evolve lighter skin to make more vitamin D like the Scandinavians.

I don’t know if it’s natural or not, but it isn’t going away any time soon. In fact, it seems to be getting worse, what with identity politics becoming the norm.

Yes. I would think that it has some benefits, so I don’t see us moving away from it. For better or worse.

There are healthy and unhealthy aspects to tribalism. A healthy tribe has wise respected elders, supports and cares for its members, and other positive aspects. An unhealthy tribe likely has many dysfunctional and negative aspects. It’s leaders may not be wise and its wise elders may not be regarded or referred to. It may not be able to heal its emotional scars. It may not know how to raise healthy full adults. It may be needlessly hostile.

The world is getting smaller. Rapid communication puts us in contact with people all over the world. Tribal affiliations are being replaced by the global village.

@LostInParadise – the world may be getting smaller but the concept of a global village is naive and misleading.

Even within a (real) village, there are subgroups or factions. The rich and the poor, intelligent versus less intelligent, religious versus non-religious, higher paid versus lower paid.

Tribalism (or groupism, as I wrote above) will always be with us. And that’s a good thing. The world would be horrible boring if everyone thought alike and never disagreed.

What do you mean by tribe? If you mean people with a common history and descent, that idea is going away. People are much more mobile and can use communication devices to contact people outside their immediate vicinity. As one example, religious affiliation is declining in developed nations. In the U.S. the religiously unaffiliated make up about a quarter of the population.

It’s all about mindset. If you continue being yourself, vibrating at the highest level, giving selflessly to others, you’ll be able to walk within circles within circles.