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> Humans are fundamentally solitary. That is our nature This quote is getting lots of criticism but if you think about it , then you will realize it’s true. H

> Humans are fundamentally solitary. That is our nature This quote is getting lots of criticism but if you think about it , then you will realize it’s true. Humans are capable of a wide spectrum of social emotions but 99.9999% of interactions are small talk and collaborations based on an already established pattern and procedure. We are extremely lonely because although we are surrounded by 8 billion beings like us we only get to unlock the really cool stuff with about a dozen of them (after we spent thousands of hours in their company)

bigmealbigmeal 4y ago
That seems to be a reflection of our society, rather than a reflection of our nature. Civilization is highly alienating and dislocating, but we evolved in an environment in which we were near-permanently embedded within a tribe (or village) of people we knew extremely well. Strangers were relatively rare. Rilke confused his alienating environment for a fundamental truth.