This is Part 2 of 3 of "Let’s collaborate to kill co-operation. Before co-operation, as we practise it, kills us."

Once again I am amazed how well people can work together to achieve a common goal, whether it is to protect the planet, defend democracy or promote public health. Well, maybe half the people work well together. But which half?

If only we could figure out which half wasn’t playing nice, we could do something about it (or them). The problem is that there are so many permutations of what makes up which half. Even worse, people keep changing their minds, their behavior, and the half we thought they were in.

And yet, here we humans are, still surviving and thriving. Astounding. But somehow puzzling.