It is disturbing to realize that all humans alive today are the direct descendants of the most successful committers of murder, enslavement, rape and genocide, and all historical injustice is just the documented tail end of success and failure in primate evolutionary competition.
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Replying to @Plinz
I like it. (Also there’s a lot of great stuff you’re missing)
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Replying to @vinneycavallo
Rape, murder, genocide and cannibalism are standard primate behavior (as are empathy and compassion). What makes us special are grammatical language and our ability to serve shared systems of meaning, i.e. the capabilities for deep prosociality. And much more efficient genocide.
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Replying to @Plinz
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That’s why I said this:https://twitter.com/vinneycavallo/status/964229485410357248 …
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Replying to @vinneycavallo
Yes, but you are stating the obvious, the part that everybody loves to dwell on, so why would we need to point it out?
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Replying to @Plinz
1. As if history being violent and animals being murders and rapists and the fact of evolution isn’t pointed out ever? 2. If the above isn’t convincing to you, realize that’s your complain against me: “only entirely unique comments are valuable”
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Replying to @vinneycavallo
The original tweet was sparked by an attempt of trying to figure out what seems objectively false about the concept of retributive Social Justice, and yet why it appears so compelling. It means most people must be unaware that everyone's ancestors must have committed genocide.
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Replying to @Plinz @vinneycavallo
That is prone to misunderstanding, and you are obviously correct that our history is primarily one of ingroup prosociality and not just violating the outgroup. Also, I very much value your kind and thoughtful mode of discussion!
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Replying to @Plinz
Likewise. Although I think my tone could have been friendlier at times.
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My bad! I just did not realize that I had not worded my reply well enough to ensure that you'd understand it as friendly as it was meant.
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Replying to @Plinz
I took at a friendly! Pretty sure we’re on the same page of civility and goodwill
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Replying to @vinneycavallo @Plinz
As* jeez I gotta start reading before sending.
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