Can you think of a behavioral trait (e.g. kin altruism, strong reciprocity, fariness concern) which served a purpose for small groups but right now has a negative value added in a globalized world? @NickSzabo4
Much of it has a negative value for the person doing it and their family, and is often taken advantage of. Whether it has a positive or negative impact on the world is a much more speculative matter and varies widely depending on the specifics.
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Sorry I did not get your point. You are saying for instance that a person with strong reciprocity would be better if he did not have this trait?
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Virtuous people often let their virtues be exploited for their own destruction.
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And small group societies were not free from conflict. They were easier to keep track of mentally, but not necessarily less conflictive.
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Indeed. My question is whether some genes that we have today were successful in enhancing cooperation in hunter-gatherer societies but the same gene today is detrimental for cooperation among millions of strangers
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For instance take envy. This could have been a useful emotion to stop deceiving in small groups but today could be detrimental
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As Nick said, at the macro level, it must be very complex to identify these things and must be subject to wide speculation. However...
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...intuitively, I think to organize in hierarchies (patriarchy, chiefs, chief of chiefs, kings, presidents, etc.) which is a coordination function, and trait which must have hundreds of millions of years, must be very effective in small groups, but not so perfect at large scales.
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