@_Hurlock_ in self-aware social creatures there's an inherent tension between "special snowflake" view of self and realistic view of self
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@_Hurlock_ people who live in cultures with no mirrors react strongly and negatively to seeing themselves for the first time
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“Had the human self been installed with a mute button or off switch, the self would not be the curse to happiness that it often is.”
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@_Hurlock_ gene-culture coevolution is not even necessarily group selection for one thing
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@_Hurlock_ states of consciousness induced by group rituals solve coordination problems - in a way totally consistent w/ individual fitness
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@_Hurlock_ that's one part of it. also susceptibility to ritual trance frequently translates into personal reproductive success.
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@_Hurlock_ culture has been a major facet of the selective environment for long enough for it to change us - and culture itself evolves too
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