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Why is nature vs nuture always posed as this weird holistic binary. Anyone who has thought about it for more than 3 seconds should understand that not only is i
by from-nibly 2y ago
Why is nature vs nuture always posed as this weird holistic binary. Anyone who has thought about it for more than 3 seconds should understand that not only is it not binary, but also so much of our behavior is shaped independently.
Have you ever been able to change your own behavior? That's nurture. Have you ever had a hard time changing your behavior? That's nurture.
It's like asking is the air carbon dioxide or oxygen? It's both and they do different things.
- slau 2y agoI’m not so sure both would be nurture. I also don’t believe the premise has anything to do with something as mundane as habits. You could be a hardcore $political party member, but nothing about that is nature. That’s entirely a result of your environment. As far as I understand, nature vs nurture is more designed to explain/blame academic performance, ability to manage money, pressure, etc. I remember hearing an old friend explaining it as “a way for the rich to justify why poor people shouldn’t be making financial decisions“.
- from-nibly 2y agoI guess I explained that poorly, I mean both are both. But the act of changing your behavior is nurture. And the fact that you have a harder time on some things can be nurture or nature. > “a way for the rich to justify why poor people shouldn’t be making financial decisions“. And yes, I believe your friend is right.