Distinction: common vs. collective identity.
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Replying to @mr_scientism
A collective identity is part of a call for collective action. "Strength national identity and expel the foreigners."
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Replying to @mr_scientism
A common identity is an identity common to a group of people ("Christian", "Buddhist"), which implies no capacity for collective action.
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Replying to @mr_scientism
A common identity may imply greater ease of exchange and collaboration between members of that group (versus outsiders)...
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...but carries no implication that they can act as a group.
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@mr_scientism thinking about similar things - I like this distinction between organizations and institutions https://evolution-institute.org/blog/institutions-are-software-organizations-are-meatware/ …3 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
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@sarahdoingthing I'm working on this too. I think the key is collective agency - i.e., a group can operate as an agent.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @mr_scientism
@mr_scientism same - democracy tends to erase small group agency (i.e. actually effective agency) ostensibly in the interests of individuals2 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
@mr_scientism we see firms as a highly regulated exception; not much experimentation allowed or possible, tiling structures prevent it
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