Our society has a lot of pretty privilege (and tall privilege for male identifyi...

busterarm · 2026-03-23T14:10:15 1774275015

Why though?

Maybe the advantages are natural and our species is selecting for it.

bell-cot · 2026-03-23T15:37:01 1774280221

"Advantages" are often to the individual's benefit, but the species' detriment.

busterarm · 2026-03-24T00:14:06 1774311246

I dunno...Wolves are pretty much endangered anywhere, but the cute and friendly ones became dogs and are everywhere.

Cats spread all over the world from the desert because of advantages.

Advantages mean you survive and procreate.

bell-cot · 2026-03-24T01:10:04 1774314604

So ever-more vulture capitalists and lawyers, and ever-fewer actual honest workers?

busterarm · 2026-03-24T12:12:29 1774354349

Nature really doesn't give a crap whether or not others of yours species dominate you, nor how you feel about it.

Have a genetic legacy -- That's the only way you win. Or don't and be crying about it.

jimbokun · 2026-03-23T18:50:17 1774291817

Maybe we’ll be happier overall if we select for other things.

simonask · 2026-03-23T14:18:44 1774275524

Because we know better.

busterarm · 2026-03-23T14:33:08 1774276388

There's a word for that. Hubris.