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Bo Zarts

(25,959 posts)

8. Margaret Mead and the healed human femur of antiquity .. empathy.

Reply to dalton99a (Original post)

Wed Apr 2, 2025, 03:42 PM

Apr 2

"Mead explained, as the story goes, that wounded animals in the wild would be hunted and eaten before their broken bones could heal. Thus, a healed femur is a sign that a wounded person must have received help from others. Mead is said to have concluded, “Helping someone else through difficulty is where civilization starts.”"

That's OK Elon, but rest assured that if you were on fire I wouldn't piss on you to put the fire out.

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Elon Musk Can't Take the Heat [View all] dalton99a Apr 2 OP

Hey dope, it's the opposite. Empathy is what has kept humanity alive for all thousands of years. Clouds Passing Apr 2 #1

Elon has been trashing the very people who made his cars a success. spanone Apr 2 #2

Narcissistic bullies never can...nt Wounded Bear Apr 2 #3

Yep. Find that same trait in many drumpsters I know. They don't have any allegorical oracle Apr 2 #9

Narcism and empathy are polar opposites. He is finding out that no-one likes him. He probably only feels used by the LiberalArkie Apr 2 #11

I've said it before and I'll say it again, Leon is the biggest Buddyzbuddy Apr 2 #4

And NOW is the time. calimary Apr 2 #7

So true. Buddyzbuddy Apr 2 #14

No matter where this creature goes bluestarone Apr 2 #5

No empathy for the Nazi UpInArms Apr 2 #6

Margaret Mead and the healed human femur of antiquity .. empathy. Bo Zarts Apr 2 #8

Yes. Margaret Mead. ReRe Apr 2 #12

She sounds like a great read, thank you for recommending her. Buddyzbuddy Apr 2 #13

I guarantee, you will not be disappointed. ReRe Apr 2 #15

I love the description "DOGE flunky". llmart Apr 2 #10

Schopenhauer's observations on the "radical difference of mental habit between the good character and the bad" pat_k Apr 3 #16

Sociopathy is the suicidal trait driving civilizational extinction. Qutzupalotl Apr 3 #17