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I have come to read any statement like "we are biologically wired to X" as a declaration of nihilism and misanthropy. Wired is what a light bulb is to a switch. Individual humans are complex, beautiful and capable of overcoming pretty much anything, including biological tendencies.


Blank slatism and the ignorance of human nature has done far more harm for humans than those who acknowledge that our brains haven’t evolved much since our days as foraging tribes.


You caught me, I'm one of those blank slate extremists who say harmful and unreasonable things like "Individual humans are capable of overcoming biological tendencies." Hard to argue though that eugenics, forced sterilization, biological justification for slavery pale in comparison to the damage of various examples you've detailed


Hey, humans are wired for nice things, not just bad stuff.

Quoting @insickness above:

> Our minds are wired to get pleasure from working with others and being validated and appreciated for our work. That is part of status

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30883314

And for helping and being kind to others.


Communism is based on a blank slatist definition of humans and has led to millions being suppressed, starved, slaughtered, or ethnically cleansed.


> Wired is what a light bulb is to a switch.

lol this is a good one. might have to steal it ;)




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