How to take care of your tribe The other day I read: "If you're hiking and you stop to let other people catch up, don't start walking immediately when they arrive. Because that means you got a rest and they didn't. I think about this a lot." I want to dissect this sentiment because I also think it says a whole lot, but probably not the way the poster meant it. It's a perfect example of something that seems to pass for empathetic wisdom, but actually holds very little true empathy: an understanding of people who actually think differently from each other. Giuseppe Milo Point of Interest Let's start with the obvious: the implication is that anyone who doesn't follow this advice is some kind of asshole. That's why people so readily shared it: it signals concern for the less able. A "fast hiker" denies others reasonable rest, mainly for their own selfish satisfaction, like some kind of bully or slave driver. But this implication is based on a few hidden assumptions.…