Why so little empathy and compassion in America?

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January 16, 2018 at 3:43 pm #80288

Zooey
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https://www.commondreams.org/views/2018/01/14/why-so-little-empathy-and-compassion-within-american-culture

“Massive belief systems tend to override our neurobiological, evolutionary heritage as our brain’s plasticity conforms to corporate capitalist ideology. We come to view our “selves,” our identities, as based primarily on market values, especially “Only care about yourself and a few persons close to you.” One advances in society via rugged self-reliance and individuals are basically hypercompetitive, perpetual consumers.”

January 16, 2018 at 5:41 pm #80289

wv
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Well, i agree corporate-capitalist-ideology colonizes the peepulz brains,
but i dunno if that “overrides our neurobiological, evolutionary heritage”.

I mean, I dunno what our neuro-evo heritage iz, exactly. Ya know.

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January 16, 2018 at 6:03 pm #80291

Zooey
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wv wrote:

Well, i agree corporate-capitalist-ideology colonizes the peepulz brains,
but i dunno if that “overrides our neurobiological, evolutionary heritage”.

I mean, I dunno what our neuro-evo heritage iz, exactly. Ya know.

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I wondered the same thing, but I took it to mean that our evolutionary, neurobiological heritage is to look out for each other’s well-being, basically. Cuz…you know…survival chances are enhanced within a herd. But I dunno.

January 16, 2018 at 7:01 pm #80293

wv
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Zooey wrote:

I wondered the same thing, but I took it to mean that our evolutionary, neurobiological heritage is to look out for each other’s well-being, basically. Cuz…you know…survival chances are enhanced within a herd. But I dunno.

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All i know iz, 14 Billion years of Cosmic Evolution
has lead to Donald Trump
being the most powerful life-form on this planet.

What does it mean?

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