Finding a TED talk about war, community and feelings of belongingness
June 4, 2019 2:37 AM Subscribe
I'm trying to find a TED talk that I watched back in 2012 where the speaker was discussing an extremely "connected" feeling that people get when they belong to a close-knit community. He cited some soldier's experiences in war where the sense of camaraderie was so strong that some soldiers described it as a "loss of the sense of self" and a feeling they were "part of a greater entity". I've been trying to google this TED talk without any luck, so if anyone can link me to it, that would be awesome!
I vaguely remember him saying something along the lines of that the soldiers felt like it was "opening a door into another realm". I think he may have also spoke about a similar feeling people get when in a cult. He may or may not have also talked about the special type of "social graph" that causes this feeling of loss of sense of self and an "elevated state of mind".
I vaguely remember him saying something along the lines of that the soldiers felt like it was "opening a door into another realm". I think he may have also spoke about a similar feeling people get when in a cult. He may or may not have also talked about the special type of "social graph" that causes this feeling of loss of sense of self and an "elevated state of mind".
Best answer: This author has given some good interviews on similar topics.
posted by salvia at 12:48 PM on June 4, 2019 [1 favorite]
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