What is the origin of the impulse to troll?
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Replying to @simpolism
Play fighting as practiced by juveniles of many species
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Replying to @brazen_cabeza
Why do we want to play fight and cause anger as adults? Failure to mature sufficiently?
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Replying to @simpolism
That’s difficult to unpack, but the play fighting wouldn’t exist if the skills it developed were useless to adults. Think of big cat cubs stalking and biting their parents —> learning to take prey.
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Replying to @brazen_cabeza @simpolism
A hyena encroaches on your delicious carcass. You have a skill set enabling you to chase it off, because play fighting.
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Replying to @brazen_cabeza
Sure, but why might one want to continue playfighting despite being a grown adult, who's presumably already learned the skills involved?
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