Come on. The way humans behave in groups is certainly part of human nature. And when we're talking about solving problems of a society, it is the most relevant part.
Yes, but not all humans behave the same way in groups. That's why cultures are different, it's why the fields of sociology and anthropology exist, and it's why conflating "something a lot of people do" with "human nature" is pessimist bologna.
What I'm hearing you say is, we can solve our own problems, we just need human nature to be different. Which, well... Good luck.
To conflate the way of the crowd with human nature is a folly at best
Come on. The way humans behave in groups is certainly part of human nature. And when we're talking about solving problems of a society, it is the most relevant part.
Yes, but not all humans behave the same way in groups. That's why cultures are different, it's why the fields of sociology and anthropology exist, and it's why conflating "something a lot of people do" with "human nature" is pessimist bologna.