Tribe
rumors travel faster than facts for a reason
Corrections never spread as far as the original rumor. That's not a flaw in human nature. It's a survival bias that made sense for most of history and now runs wild at internet speed.
Tag: evolution
Tribe
why we trust people who look like us
It happens before you've said a word to someone. A flicker of ease, of familiarity, based purely on how they look. This isn't a character flaw. It's an old shortcut that used to keep you alive.
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why disgust is older than morality
That gut feeling that something is just wrong — it didn't evolve to judge right from wrong. It evolved to keep you away from things that could make you sick. Then it got pointed at people.
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monogamy wasn’t a vow. it was a paternity strategy
Long before it was a sacred promise, pair-bonding was a practical bet — on shared resources, on knowing the child was yours, and on better odds for survival.