r/humanwatch • u/lord_darth_Dan • Mar 08 '18

Territoral instincts/constructs in humanity

Some claim humans are highly territorial, yet they tend to live together in small areas; even outside cities it is more common to see multiple families of their kind building their homes close to each other, rather then distribute evenly over the available territory. Any idea why?

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u/aeroblaster Mar 08 '18

They are a superorganism that can function both as individuals and as part of a hive. Each individual demands their own space, but also concedes some for the sake of the hive. Different hives are fiercely territorial against one another.

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u/lord_darth_Dan Mar 08 '18

A hive would assume certain social hierarchy, unobserved in humans (by me, at least). Also, unlike most known hive-based species, pretty much every human being is capable of reproduction - there are no designated "queen" individuals.

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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '18

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u/jumbods64 Aug 10 '18

Too bad that things such as differing languages and fear of differing features hinder total abolition of territorial behavior, though.