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Anthropomorphization is bad. Reminds me group selection studies, where scientists expected animals to self regulate and reduce amount of breeding in bad conditi
by Svoka 8y ago
Anthropomorphization is bad. Reminds me group selection studies, where scientists expected animals to self regulate and reduce amount of breeding in bad conditions, while in fact it just caused cannibalism.
- yellowbuilding 8y agoHow is that anthropomorphization? Humans do all sorts of comparable things. In floundering economies, the wealthy get more greedy and protective. There is no end to the historical examples of cannibalism in dire times. We technically have social regulation norms, but those are ultimately threats of abandonment. Our emotions are dependent on mutual approval because that is beneficial to encouraging group-compatible behaviors.