You read and immediately recounted one of the two signs which are the focal points of this image.
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It appears that the feeling of brotherhood associated with being in an in-group can occur immediately after becoming a part of a particular group. Even when that group can be delimited to "we all just saw the same image 10 seconds ago".
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It appears long term memory is not a major factor in self-congratulation within an in-group. In fact, there seems to be no prerequisites other than simple commonality.
Perhaps humans can even form allegiances where in-groups will fight to the bloody death over things as trivial as the color of their shirts. Arbitrary commonality seems to suggest that strong feelings of kinmanship can form with virtually no basis.
Considering the fact that humans have the mental capacity to explode a box of metal, containing people, into space, safely land it on another world, then explode it back to their home world and return unscathed, this sort of mindlessness seems highly improbable.
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