# Collective Identity Collective identity is the shared sense of belonging to a group or community. It encompasses things like shared values, beliefs, traditions, narratives, and myths, helps foster social cohesion. [[Yuval Noah Harari]] believes that collective identity enabled the large-scale cooperation necessary for the rise of modern civilization, and defined nationalism as having collective identity on the scale of an entire nation. ![[A Conversation With Yuval Noah Harari#^bbmvp4]] ![[A Conversation With Yuval Noah Harari#^xvhvf0]] [[Social Media Undermined Collective Identity]]