I think you are partially wrong. There is an invisible hand, though for the individual, not so much. The hand is of course time itself. Every democracy and every dictatorship and everything else will eventually collapse.
Some one file a patent on collecting taxes. Then charge the government for collecting taxes, which in turn bring you profit which are then taxed. You get the point.
Tribalism is not a bad thing, neither is nationalism, it is only a problem when it turns sour. Just like everything else. It's horribly limiting to think in only black and white.
As always it's hard to take anything from buzzfeed serious when they are so obviously biased in everything they post. What ever thing can 'runaway' is a threat to civilization, from pollution to propaganda in the news.
Sorry for the angry rant and I know this doesn't follow the general opinion of HN.
But who cares. Why is it important to write an article of women in [Insert X]. Their gender is not important, and quite frankly demeaning of their efforts to further the field.