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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish9•edit-24 days agoSome perhaps. Not all. And not all to the same degree. It’s something we can work to move beyond. That ability is also human nature.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish4•3 days agoYeah, but us hairless chimps didn’t have the internet before. Our primate brains weren’t ready for weaponized misinformation in the palm of our hands. It’s probably going to get worse.
minus-squareFlying Squidlinkfedilink5•4 days agoAt some point, you’re fighting evolution and lizard brains. Some people can overcome their prejudices, but expecting the world’s human population to be able to overcome that fight or flight response to strangers is probably not something achievable.
Some perhaps. Not all. And not all to the same degree. It’s something we can work to move beyond. That ability is also human nature.
Yeah, but us hairless chimps didn’t have the internet before. Our primate brains weren’t ready for weaponized misinformation in the palm of our hands.
It’s probably going to get worse.
At some point, you’re fighting evolution and lizard brains. Some people can overcome their prejudices, but expecting the world’s human population to be able to overcome that fight or flight response to strangers is probably not something achievable.