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It's interesting that the sexiness of the sex robot story is so much more mainstream than actual sex robots.

Jul 20, 2017

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What, you never clicked on something that made you feel quesy just to see what it was? Journalism comes in through the amygdala.

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we are wired to respond more strongly to negative stomuli, because those are things that can kill us.

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Disgust is weirdly powerful in humans; I can see the safety aspect, but I wonder how we ever came to eat such a variety of things..!

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humans also have very high curiosity / exploratory nature comparing to other animals

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we want to check out what the disgusting thing is!

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The sad thing for me is how easily it's applied to it humans… it seems a needlessly cruel aspect of our species.

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most people do have empathy though. Although we tend to be less empathetic towards people we see as 'other tribe'

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it becomes a problem in a global world. We're not wired to have empathy at scale. Evolution didnt need it, until now

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Even advanced meditators don't always have empathy at scale. It's not easy

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Empathy at scale is a pipedream, but I guess you mean compassion/effective altruism. Ain't got bits for all ya feelings, yo.

10:55 PM · Jul 20, 2017Twitter for Android

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love is the default human emotion: IF you aren't scared. Most people are scared, all the time. I'm just scared half the time. ;)

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Love and empathy are not commonly understood to be the same thing, AFAIK. But yes, I bask in love most of the time. Empathy... not as much.

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Yep, love and compassion at scale are a lot easier, maybe bc the state can be unconditional towards all beings

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empathy is conditional - it's more than a state, it requires computation of people's emotions. Not enough bits for all