Trust is a key aspect of what has formed human intelligence, I think. Being able to work in groups of the 'Dunbar Number' size had a huge evolutionary advantage, but it doesn't work if you have to establish everything form scratch all the time. You become too slow, as a group. The edges of this is 'trust by the untrustworthy' (or honour among thieves) where the pattern frays.
Biker gangs, which I have (fortunately) little experience, work this way. I would hazard a guess other gangs, like MS-13, Crips/Bloods etc. would do the same. Initiations, tattoos, colors, signs. Rituals, uniforms, and shared signs and language to bind together. Military is an obvious parallel.
I find the notion that there is some organization, even a very loose one, of "bros" completely laughable. And the notion that there is some "bro code" even more laughable. Add them together with story about criminals and what have you got ?? A grand insinuation which is the set up for another conspiracy theory, this time about Musk (oh he must be doing something bad or about to do something bad).
Trust is a key aspect of what has formed human intelligence, I think. Being able to work in groups of the 'Dunbar Number' size had a huge evolutionary advantage, but it doesn't work if you have to establish everything form scratch all the time. You become too slow, as a group. The edges of this is 'trust by the untrustworthy' (or honour among thieves) where the pattern frays.
This is an astute observation about codes of loyalty that rely on mutual bad behavior.
Biker gangs, which I have (fortunately) little experience, work this way. I would hazard a guess other gangs, like MS-13, Crips/Bloods etc. would do the same. Initiations, tattoos, colors, signs. Rituals, uniforms, and shared signs and language to bind together. Military is an obvious parallel.
I find the notion that there is some organization, even a very loose one, of "bros" completely laughable. And the notion that there is some "bro code" even more laughable. Add them together with story about criminals and what have you got ?? A grand insinuation which is the set up for another conspiracy theory, this time about Musk (oh he must be doing something bad or about to do something bad).