True also for coops and any small-group politics:
"This reminds me of the story about Henry Kissinger, when Nixon first tapped him to be his National Security Advisor. As he was leaving New York, all of his friends from Columbia (U) threw a party for him. In attendance were some of his Washington friends, too. A journalist, overhearing a very loud conversation going on between some of HK's NY friends asked Kissinger, "Why are arguments in academia so loud, emotional and shrill?" Henry shrugged his shoulders and said, "Because the stakes are so low.""
