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<strong>A tribal network has the potential to become </strong><a href="https://medium.com/@kk_ncnt/the-tradeoff-between-virality-and-identity-8e2d12965308" target="_blank"><strong>a viral network</strong></a><strong>, especially in certain online contexts.</strong> That is why the world of <a href="https://hackernoon.com/tagged/blockchain" target="_blank">blockchain</a> has assigned an aspirational meaning to the word ‘tribalism.’ If you can create or tap into a “tribal” <a href="https://hackernoon.com/tagged/network" target="_blank">network</a>, then its users will keep it (the “tribe”) alive and growing. If we knew more precisely what tribalism was and how we could create it, therefore, <strong>we could motivate large groups of people to act as essentially one</strong>. Combined with the right <a href="https://medium.com/@kk_ncnt/the-success-of-incentive-centered-blockchain-markets-f7b63e998a31" target="_blank">incentive market</a>, especially one implemented on a blockchain, the effects of tribalism in our economy could be nothing short of revolutionary. We therefore need to inquire into the tribalism itself. <strong>What is tribalism, and how do we create it?</strong>