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[–] kameecoding@lemmy.world 60 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Well he made bad research, then disproved it, but couldn't bottle back all the incels who ran with that shit

[–] QuantumSparkles@sh.itjust.works 20 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Part of the irony being that even if it were true, there is no reason to make assumptions about human behavior and social structure based on other animals, especially… wild canines? Wtf? There’s a lot of different pack/grouping types throughout the animal kingdom—if anything it would make sense to compare humans to other apes, but at the end of the day it’s still a totally different species that also lacks the social complexity as well as culture and lifestyles humans are capable of because of our higher intelligence. We have some really fucking stupid cultural hang-ups

[–] AppleTea@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 day ago

being human is about communicating and learning new behaviors. Both of those take work and practice, so there's selective pressure for a narrative that justifies not putting it in. If there hadn't been the alpha/wolf thing then we'd just be having this conversation about some other silly story that served the same function.

[–] roguetrick@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Inside you there are two wolves, my friend. One is society and the other is society. We live in a society.

[–] captain_oni@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 hours ago

More like:

"Inside of you, there are 2 apes:

One is a Chimpanzee, who wants to throw its shit at everything, and kill and dismembered anyone that has mildly inconvenienced you.

The other one is a Bonobo, who just wants to chill out, and maybe fuck to let all those frustrations out (and maybe kill and dismember the ape that's hoarding all the food and resources for itself)."

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 1 day ago

inside you there are two wolves, they are crucial for keeping the deer population under control

[–] Prunebutt@slrpnk.net 16 points 1 day ago

I think it fits.