Reason Round Table: A weekly discussion group for thoughtful, curious people

Valuing Diversity: Many people claim to value diversity but peer, romantic, and friend groups don't often reflect this value. Why do "birds of a feather" so often "flock together"? Is this a natural state of affairs? Is it culturally constructed? Is it positive or negative? What might be gained if our social groups were more diverse? What might be lost?

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-friend-like-me/

Different is Good: David Walker@TED

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/close-encounters/201812/why-do-we-people-who-are-similar-us

https://phys.org/news/2024-06-diverse-friend-groups-social-cohesion.html