Why are people social animals?
- Evolutionary game theory: to solve the Collective Action Problem we developed strategies to function. See (Article) Minimum Viable Superorganism Melting Asphalt.
- #Emotion says that loneliness is an important part of Viceral Authenticity. You socialize in order to not be lonely.
- Somewhat Freudian. You’re lonely because your parents, esp. mom left you alone when she was sick.
- 「甘え」—みんなお互いに甘えたいだけ。Amae is not something a submissive gives to a dominant person; it’s not like Prestige where lower-status people suck up to/praise higher status people. It’s a fundamental emotion of everybody.