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"my, my! humans! so aggressive."

rape, murder, nukes, war, torture, power, seemingly unlimited greed...

why don't i have that insatiable drive?

can't all be how i was raised, can it?

do you know of any studies or philosophical insights?

thx! ๐Ÿ™‚

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[-] spitz@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago

The long branch is the long arm of altruism, the short branch is the short arm of altruism.

this post was submitted on 24 Sep 2023
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