Question: How is the influence of the group in human society different from the herd instincts in animals?

Answer: Animals behave as nature dictates them to behave. They do not make mistakes because since they are guided by nature, they act according to a schedule, dictating when to run away, when to approach, to breed at such and such a time of the year, to sleep at such and such a time of the year, etc. But humans are not. We are above nature, above the animate level. And this is our problem.

Question: Aren’t we humans driven by instincts?

Answer: The fact is that we are governed by egoism, and it is so big that we are ready to act even to our own detriment, indulging our ego. A person does a lot of harm to himself only to rise above others. Tell an animal that it must rise above others and suffer because of it, it will not agree.

Question: So a person is ready to suffer and even harm himself so that later, in the future, he would enjoy a little?

Answer: Yes, for illusory purposes.
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From KabTV’s “Communication Skills” 9/25/20

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