ProSocial World

✨At ProSocial World, we believe that to catalyze rapid, positive cultural change, we need to recognize our interconnectedness and continuously improve the relationships we have with ourselves, each other, and the planet.

🏺When did humans first learn to work together? We often think of cooperation as a modern achievement. But the archaeological record tells a different story.

For thousands of years, humans have relied on collective action to survive, solve problems, and build increasingly complex societies. From sharing resources to coordinating large-scale projects, cooperation may have been one of our species' greatest evolutionary advantages.

This raises an intriguing question: if cooperation helped our ancestors thrive, why do modern societies so often struggle to act together on shared challenges? And what can human history teach us about building a more cooperative future?

🔗Read more:
https://www.prosocial.world/posts/cooperation-and-collective-action-in-deep-time-and-the-archaeological-record

Cooperation and Collective Action in Deep Time and the Archaeological Record Archaeology shows cooperation, not just coercion, shaped early large-scale societies.