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I feel the same way but for a different reason.
The more I've grown, the more I've come to distance myself from the cause of humanity. I used to think that capitalism was the problem, but my disagreement with people is something far deeper. In 10,000 years, when there isn't a single living memory of war, hunger, scarcity, and racism, children will still bully the fuck out of the ugly and neurodiverse. There is something instinctual in humanity that seeks to exclude others. People make outcasts of those they deem unfit for their tribe. You can extend the definition of tribe, you can even attempt to smother the behavior, but you'll never be able to change that essential reflex.
"For although nepenthe has calmed me, I know always that I am an outsider; a stranger in this century and among those who are still men."
Honestly, I've been thinking about the past thousands of years of human history, and coming to the conclusion that humanity really hasn't changed much. Massacres, genocides, general disregard for the lives of others. If this isn't what humanity is inclined towards, then I dunno how we're all still like this when we've had thousands of years to learn.
Humans are animals and they have about the same control over their emotions and desires as the average dog.
There's nothing to learn because there's nothing deeper than base unconscious desire. The self is merely the mental organ that justifies those desires and actions to the outside in order to form a cohesive personal narrative.
I disagree. This is learned behavior. It's part of the cycle of violence that we all live with and all perpetuate. We are all raised in a cut-throat, dog-eat-dog, ruthless world where we're all taught to be mercenaries. You look out for you. Fuck social bonds, fuck family, fuck everything. We're taught that that's what's true, that that's how the world is. You look out for numero uno first and foremost. It's simply not true.
We are a collective species. The only reason you and are are sitting at a fucking computer sharing ideas instantaneously through the internet is because humanity collectively worked together for the shared interests of everyone. We are not evil and selfish. It is a learned behavior. It is a behavior we can un-learn. It is not inherent to our species.
Actual Edit: Fuck I just saw what /c/ I'm in. Carry on.
Bullyng has existed in every culture regardless of boundary, economic system, religion, and race. It is a fundamental human behavior. It is not tied to capitalism or even civilization. Compliance and conformity within group dynamics is as instinctual as eye contact and facial expressions.
We are a tribal species. The collectivist merely extends the tribe beyond family, country, race, and religion. Even the most collectivist person subconsciously rates the ugly and neurodiverse lower than the beautiful and charismatic. The idea of human that most neurotypicals have excludes me by default. It's analogous to public buildings that still don't have actual infrastructure to support disabled folk. You can say "It's for the community collectively" but in reality it was made with a certain person in mind.
Humans aren't evil or selfish, I never said that. They are tribal animals with no greater control over their behavior than any other animal. People like to think that their thoughts and feelings are their own so we must be in control of ourselves. Meanwhile, pretty much every facet of the self is determined by subconscious urges and desires filtered through the brain to justify itself to an imagined outside group.