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What is the evolutionary basis for us being so biased towards negativity?
by hi41 4y ago
What is the evolutionary basis for us being so biased towards negativity?
- grrdotcloud 4y agoAnimals aren't negative.
- Barrin92 4y agosurvival. If you miss hearing about a peace negotiation you're going to be pleasantly surprised, if you miss hearing about a conflict breaking out, your house might be a pile of rubble with you in it. The obsession with avoiding 'negativity' these days is childish. It's rational to focus on threats. The cost of missing one is, in the most extreme case, death. The cost of missing something positive is most of the time, nothing.