Ethan's Top Five
Things Urban Tribes Should Avoid:
1. It's best not to
sleep with every single one of your close friends. Leaving at
least one or two "platonic" friendships insures that you have someone
to commiserate with about how nobody trusts you.
2. Tribes from the
dawn of man have used facial tattoos to signify membership in the group.
It works great, but remember that facial tattoos last a long time and
may impact your chances of mating outside the tribe. Before you permanently
engrave the name of your softball team on your forehead, try it for
a few weeks with a magic marker.
3. Sure it was fun
to practice robbing a bank, but is that a good enough reason to go through
with it? Living on the run with your group might seem like a lark but
after a couple of weeks nerves are likely to fray. Remember how every
one was sick of each other after that camping trip? Times that by ten.
4. You should try not
to cut the outside world off completely. Living on a guarded compound
is a lot of fun until you want to go to town and see the Matrix again.
Remember: Swearing eternal devotion to a single charismatic member of
your group usually means that he's the only one who gets laid.
5. As much as tribes
enjoy monthly and yearly rituals, you should strive to avoid those involving
the sacrifice of humans. I know this sort of activity may sometime seem
like a "good idea," especially after those long weekends
of amphetamine and cocaine use. Here's a trick: If the idea of
blood sacrifice comes up in your group, volunteer to head the committee
to "explore the idea." Later, keep the committee distracted
with other action items.
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