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Human beings are social creatures; I think that we can all agree on that.  Abraham Maslow theorized about the needs that motivate us in his Hierarchy of Needs: physiological, safety, love/belonging, esteem, and self-actualization.  I can see where socializing contributes to meeting all of those needs.  However, being social isn’t something unique to humans as other creatures live in cooperative groups.  The simple act of socializing helps any organism living in community achieve its physiological and safety needs. There is even…..

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