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[–] 5 points 1 month ago (3 children)

20% of people are wired this way and will seek hierarchy no matter what. Those 20% convince the morons to vote with them. That's where we're at.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    To believe someone is hard-wired a certain way is to deny their humanity. I think you should reconsider your beliefs.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago*

    I don't know, I would consider our hard-wiring to seek out social relationships or to love our children to be a part of what makes us human. (As part of a basket, in the sense that having four legs is part of what makes a dog a dog, but not all dogs have four legs.)

    Recognizing our wiring puts us in the best position to strategize how to work around it, if we want to. Like trying to not eat cookies from the pantry via willpower will always ultimately fail, but not having any cookies in the pantry has a good chance of preventing excessive cookie eating.

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