Every small assembly of humans, be it a family or a tribe or a sports team has its own governing natural law we could name co-empowerment backed by coherence and cohesion. Given the free movement of people, the feeling of coherence within the hearts of the human participants will draw humans together and the feeling of dissonance will drive them apart.  Our body and our humanity practices citadelization by these fundamentally important learned instincts.

Last night as we headed into our latest bomb cyclone of cold weather in North America, I took stock of my surroundings. I was standing in a fully stocked kitchen looking over at my woman curled up among New Zealand sheep skins watching HBO Max.  The power was on, internet and phones clear and strong and I had no fear of artillery shells falling or of a home invasion.  I had cut some firewood and did a few chores to prepare for the cold but I actually expended very little work compared to any past age or civilization facing severe winter weather.