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My hypothesis for which I have only anecdotal evidence is that us evolved monkeys still thrive with face to face social activity. We need body language, voice,
by b0rsuk 8y ago
My hypothesis for which I have only anecdotal evidence is that us evolved monkeys still thrive with face to face social activity. We need body language, voice, faces, and even touch. A sense of community. If you look at the chart, pretty much all activities correlated with happines are social. I'm an atheist and I interpret positive effects of religion on wellbeing is that churches gathering places, and prayer is close to meditation. And social media so down on the list... it's a SUBSTITUTE of normal interaction.
- mrmrcoleman 8y agoYour hypothesis is supported to some extent by this: https://stpauls.vxcommunity.com/Issue/Us-Experiment-On-Infants-Withholding-Affection/13213 https://stpauls.vxcommunity.com/Issue/Us-Experiment-On-Infan... TL;DR if you feed new born babies but don't give them any human affection they die. (I heard about this a long time ago but have never found the actual research so there's a chance this isn't true.)
- baq 8y agoNot exactly this but close enough IMHO: Romanian orphanages during dictatorship https://amp.livescience.com/21778-early-neglect-alters-kids-brains.html https://amp.livescience.com/21778-early-neglect-alters-kids-...