Samenvatting

We humans have characteristics of both prey and predators. As mammals, great apes are also roughly in the middle of the food chain, although technology (fire, leverage and language) has enabled us to manoeuvre ourselves upwards on our own. Digital (mass) communication technology helps us to strengthen both sides - compliance to the herd and appreciation for the best. On TikTok, Facebook and Instagram, we can get to know and follow fashion to be part of the fold. In addition, we are also occasionally shown tremendous feats or atrocities from individuals who might turn away from the herd, like Jonathan Livingston Seagull in the famous novel. So we see the movement from the middle of the food chain down to the herd and up to the lone wolf. Let 's be happy with our position in the middle, in our grassy meadow of luxury and comfort. There is simply no room for seven billion predators on our planet!