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I've been thinking for a while this is really a form of speciation. Conservatives and progressives literally have different brain structures [1] as well as diff
by TheOtherHobbes 5y ago
I've been thinking for a while this is really a form of speciation. Conservatives and progressives literally have different brain structures [1] as well as different world views and different psychological triggers.
When those differences lead to extreme aversion, they're going to be enhanced by evolution.
I'm not sure I want to speculate what the long-term result is likely to be.
[1]https://neuro.psychiatryonline.org/doi/full/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.16030051 https://neuro.psychiatryonline.org/doi/full/10.1176/appi.neu...