Why would nature give us these urges when they are so clearly bad for us in all ways nature cares about?
I have struggled with (my own) pedantry since I was a young child. It's like a biological urge to socially mutilate oneself
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@GabrielDuquette@The_Lagrangian I could see it being a built-in game theory thing like spiteThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@thesublemon well actually *gets eaten by lion* - 1 more reply
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@GabrielDuquette@literalbanana MANKIND, I AM ALL OF THESE THINGSThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@thesublemon@GabrielDuquette@literalbanana I'm a Neanderthal, I propose we kill and eat Gabe to survive the harsh winter.
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