The tribal mindset (I sometimes call it the “social” mindset) is like the immune system: it serves a purpose, and we cannot survive without it. Claiming you’re not at all tribal is like claiming you don’t have an immune system. You’re incorrect, and it would be really bad if you were correct. But it needs to be kept in check. If you put it in charge and let it run amuck, very bad things happen. Like the Chinese cultural revolution, just to name one example. 

 Very happy to be wrong in my assessment