10 years ago, gay Americans could not get married and have it count in all 50 states
20 years ago, you could be made uninsurable because you got sick once
30 years ago, HIV was a death sentence
40 years ago, acid rain was still a problem
Dedicated public servants keep pushing good things forward
Don’t mean to be too bong-rippy here, but I honestly think it comes from a lot of people (and Western philosophers/critical theorists in the past) undervaluing the awesome but gentle power of persuasion and implementing systems of social consensus, and overvaluing ideals of “power” or “control”.
It's simply because 10,000 years of society doesn't erase 2.5 million years of evolution (plus, hundreds of millions of years going back). We're primates, and primates establish hierarchy primarily from "might makes right".
No, we're equally related to both. They're both first cousin species to us. Chimps are just more famous because they're less endangered and so more experimented with.
However, bonobos are also hierarchical. They're just more flexible about power, with female alliances dominating solo males.
As noted in the other response, not really. Bonobos and chimps split around two million years ago, and our last common ancestor with the Pan genus was around eight million years ago.
I agree that there’s a lot of coding or instinct in us that understands power-as-coercion, but imho we take that understanding and seek out relations that confirm the instinct. There are other models in nature + history that don’t focus on tooth and claw, and we “rose above” primates thru sociality.
Yeah? And?
We're primates that over the millenia learned magic through poisoned sand, and are continuously evolving
Calling us "just primates" is throwing your hands up and saying nothing can be done.
Saying we're primates is acknowledging that reality is numerous layers of truth nested and interwoven with each other.
We are animals, that are mammals, that are primates, that are hominids, called humans.
