Key points

In 'Pluribus,' the group usurps individual interests, and (almost) everybody's happy with that.

The conflict between Karl Marx collectivism and Ayn Rand selfishness drives our politics and pop culture.

An experiment by Randy Gallistel shows how we adopt "hive mind" strategies that benefit the group.

The media have misrepresented Gallistel's experiment as saying that rats are smarter than humans.

Carol confronts the hive mind in 'Pluribus' Source: Courtesy of Apple TV

Apple TV’s Pluribus begins with an extraterrestrial virus merging the minds of nearly everyone on Earth into a shared consciousness. The new hive mind brings billions of bodies into perfect harmony, eliminating war, poverty, and loneliness . Meanwhile, Carol Sturka (played by Rhea Seehorn) is virtually t

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