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minus-squareBoomkop3@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·9 days agoThere’s more to us than just the material conditions around us. One example: friends, or lack thereof. Reducing humanity down to less than what it is, is simplifying it. Even if it’s complicated compared to other perspectives
minus-squarefreagle@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·9 days agoExplain to me how friends, or lack thereof, changes “human nature”?
minus-squareBoomkop3@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·9 days agoHumans are social animals. Social isolation can cause long term brain damage. There’s more to it, as you may have guessed. But the person you fundamentally are can be altered by much more than just the material stuff around you
minus-squareZEDtheRED@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 days agoAbsolutely. I’ve been living alone with no friends and no family for 2 years and I am FEELING IT.
minus-squareBoomkop3@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 days agoI am sorry to hear that. It sounds like you need to invest some time/energy/money into socializing
minus-squarefreagle@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·9 days agoGood thing we’re not talking about individuals here, but rather the aggregate behavior of humanity.
minus-squareBoomkop3@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·9 days agoAhh, that was not clear from that post! It makes a lot more sense now
There’s more to us than just the material conditions around us. One example: friends, or lack thereof.
Reducing humanity down to less than what it is, is simplifying it. Even if it’s complicated compared to other perspectives
Explain to me how friends, or lack thereof, changes “human nature”?
Humans are social animals. Social isolation can cause long term brain damage. There’s more to it, as you may have guessed. But the person you fundamentally are can be altered by much more than just the material stuff around you
Absolutely. I’ve been living alone with no friends and no family for 2 years and I am FEELING IT.
I am sorry to hear that. It sounds like you need to invest some time/energy/money into socializing
Good thing we’re not talking about individuals here, but rather the aggregate behavior of humanity.
Ahh, that was not clear from that post! It makes a lot more sense now