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[-] shinigamiookamiryuu@lemm.ee 10 points 11 months ago

Why "human nature" takes a higher priority than "common sense".

Human history is rife with people fueling vicious cycles, most notably surrounding conflicts between certain groups of people like we see today. These cycles are excused under the crutch of "human nature" but wouldn't exist if those people stepped back and thought "wait a minute".

When I was little, me and my siblings were taught that our outcomes are our responsibility and that our physical/neurological/psychological shortcomings are no excuse for a member of society, so when I see someone talk about someone having done something wrong and say "it's only human nature", I just want to say "dude, I'm a woman with several medical conditions and yet you're worse than I am if you use the plain fact that someone is human to justify their behavior".

[-] 1984@lemmy.today 4 points 11 months ago

It's not human nature, it's what happens when we act like animals, and that's what society teaches us to do. Compete, become "someone", bla bla.

[-] Saigonauticon@voltage.vn 2 points 11 months ago

Judge weak people by their natures. Wiser ones, by their goals.

Good life advice from Francis Bacon :)

this post was submitted on 15 Nov 2023
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