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minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down3·9 hours agoSorry, but us hairless chimps will forever be scared of the other hairless chimps on the other side of the hill.
minus-squarefloofloof@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·edit-29 hours agoSome perhaps. Not all. And not all to the same degree. It’s something we can work to move beyond. That ability is also human nature.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·59 minutes agoAt some point, you’re fighting evolution and lizard brains. Some people can overcome their prejudices, but expecting the world’s human population to be able to overcome that fight or flight response to strangers is probably not something achievable.
Sorry, but us hairless chimps will forever be scared of the other hairless chimps on the other side of the hill.
Some perhaps. Not all. And not all to the same degree. It’s something we can work to move beyond. That ability is also human nature.
At some point, you’re fighting evolution and lizard brains. Some people can overcome their prejudices, but expecting the world’s human population to be able to overcome that fight or flight response to strangers is probably not something achievable.