I’ll add a consideration: threat erosion might exists in the band between tribalism and institutional violence. I think it doesn’t happen very often that someone doesn’t push back if there’s a clear violation of a social norm in a close group. On the other side, we have a police force exactly because violence sometimes must be applied, but in a controlled and effective way. When social instinct doesn’t apply, maybe because the violation happens in Far mode, but it doesn’t fall under a violation of the law either, then yes, threat erosion is almost a given.
I’ll add a consideration: threat erosion might exists in the band between tribalism and institutional violence.
I think it doesn’t happen very often that someone doesn’t push back if there’s a clear violation of a social norm in a close group. On the other side, we have a police force exactly because violence sometimes must be applied, but in a controlled and effective way.
When social instinct doesn’t apply, maybe because the violation happens in Far mode, but it doesn’t fall under a violation of the law either, then yes, threat erosion is almost a given.