I was reading LinkedIn Answers – and one answer starkly stood out at me. Tirumalai Kamala had a very interesting perspective to share:

I think there is a flaw in the premise behind your question, namely, that there is indeed a need to separate from the pack. We are social animals, as the word pack itself suggests. We are organized around the concept of togetherness and cooperation: society, culture and so on. We live together,

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