Over compensating when an injustice is learned. We don't change anything meaningful, it seems, and when this happens, we create a whole new problem
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Breeding
Just today I was thinking about how we've folded basic animal instincts (breeding) into elaborate social constructs. Humans are so weird...
Rally 'round the flag effect
Like, why???
Its like... your parents have been abusing you for your entire life, and a sudden home invasion is gonna make you love your parents? 🤨
Nah, it feel like some weird movie/tv script where 2 people bond over a traumatic event, too cliche. Doesn't even feel real.
It's more like, you feel scared so you stick with what you know. Fear causes people to revert to a more tribalist mentality.
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Kissing. Why? What's the point of it? What's the appeal?
The mine + yours thing is intimate. You are experiencing the same thing at the same time, while being somewhat vulnerable to the other participant.
Looking into someone's eyes
Holding someone's hand
Kissing someone's lips
Frotting
Smelling someone's nose doesn't quite feel like it would fit the list.
So at least for me it’s as simple as, it feels really good and creates an intimacy between the parties involved even if it’s fleeting
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