APAD: There's Safety in Numbers

This expression refers to the fact that, in many instances, particularly in the

animal kingdom, individuals are safer when part of a larger group. Among humans,

being part of a group can make one safer. It can also make a person more

confident about taking action or even thinking in a certain way.

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Zebras stick together to avoid being singled out, always a big risk with

persistent hunters.

 

As for humans, cultures differ in degree. In the U.S., people love the idea of

the individual and seem used to standing out to be oneself. The risk appears

trivial compared with some other parts of the world.

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• WWII，battle of Kuisk, Soviet forces roughly 4.5:1 German -移花接木- ♂ (281 bytes) () 09/11/2023 postreply 10:54:12

• Sun Tzu or Hannibal would disagree :) -7grizzly- ♀ (0 bytes) () 09/11/2023 postreply 14:35:17

• Agree or not,German won the battles but lost the war -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 09/11/2023 postreply 14:48:57

• Actually, same with Hannibal who won the impossible battles -7grizzly- ♀ (44 bytes) () 09/11/2023 postreply 14:59:38

• Agree. I am afraid of traveling alone. -天邊一片白雲- ♀ (0 bytes) () 09/11/2023 postreply 17:17:21

• 中文版：抱團取暖～～ -盈盈一笑間- ♀ (0 bytes) () 09/12/2023 postreply 09:10:04

• If we don't have to follow the herd, so much the better. -renqiulan- ♂ (0 bytes) () 09/13/2023 postreply 18:59:17

• It takes intelligence and courage not to follow. -7grizzly- ♀ (0 bytes) () 09/14/2023 postreply 19:58:27