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I have been using the idea to classify a lot of human behaviours by the subsystems in our brains and it maps very well and has predictive power. I did not realize swearing, tourettes and ancient alarm signals were a single subsystem.

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I have been using the idea to classify a lot of human behaviours by the subsystems in our brains and it maps very well and has predictive power. I did not realize swearing, tourettes and ancient alarm signals were a single subsystem. Short clip.

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[–] • 2 pts

lol What a bunch of BS. It's just a twisted theory.

Animals use that for preservation against imminent threats, we swear when we are angry.

When you insult your teacher for giving you a C, you aren't doing it for survival.

[–] • 2 pts

Doesn't mean the thing won't trigger in situations where it doesn't have useful effect as it did in the wild. We live in situations that are far different than we evolved in.