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misanthrope

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18. Homo sapiens is a result of social instincts
Mon Feb 17, 2025, 12:58 AM
Feb 2025

Alone in the wilderness, one human is vulnerable. No matter how clever we are, our physical prowess is unimpressive. We survived because we are social animals who use culture as our chief tool of adaptation.

So without the drive to remain in groups, we are nothing. Part of what drives those social instincts is empathy. If it weren't a vital part of the formula, then it wouldn't have been selected for in the dominant traits we carry and pass on generation to generation. Those without empathy are the deviants, the recessive traits.

If Elon wants to get down to the nitty-gritty, his lack of empathy means he is the one who doesn't make the cut, who isn't fully human. He could do us all a favor by taking himself out of the gene pool right now and let the complete human beings do the job we were meant to do, which is to care for each other in order to ensure the longevity of the species.

If he doesn't like it, he can check out now. No one is stopping him.

As I said in the last few days, Elon Musk is a threat to humanity.

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Know who is incapable of empathy? SOCIOPATHS. Nt CousinIT Feb 2025 #1
I think technically, psychopaths. mr715 Feb 2025 #8
how i describe the illness gripping millions of people these days barbtries Feb 2025 #14
Check, TY, right on. appalachiablue Feb 2025 #15
Didn't he cheat in that game? jls4561 Feb 2025 #2
If he wants to be a savior, he can give some of his riches to the people who need it. Walleye Feb 2025 #3
I remember when the national deficit was less money than he has. The Madcap Feb 2025 #7
I remember when Clinton balanced the budget, George W. Bush spent it all on a war we had to get out of 20 years later. Walleye Feb 2025 #9
Then no empathy should ever be given to him, his family or his businesses. dalton99a Feb 2025 #4
Society is WAY too nice to much of the ultrarich while they don't give ONE DAMN about all the damage that they cause... DSandra Feb 2025 #17
Nailed it. mr715 Feb 2025 #5
I don't think Elmo gets it. The Madcap Feb 2025 #6
Space is big. mr715 Feb 2025 #10
That makes sense, because I believe Musk dreams of turning Greenland into a "Noah's Ark" for when it all hits the fan Uncle Joe Feb 2025 #11
Neither is psychopathy. nt Disaffected Feb 2025 #12
He's dangerous. Nuts, too. Joinfortmill Feb 2025 #13
I remember when "Empathy" was a principle.... Grins Feb 2025 #16
Homo sapiens is a result of social instincts misanthrope Feb 2025 #18
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