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kool_newt@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Harvard acting shitty? Say it ain’t so!
Harvard is not a great educational institution, it’s amongst other things primarily a signalling and filtering mechanism that signals willingness to do what it takes to be a part of the ruling class. I’s part of a filtering system helping to ensure only psychopaths make it to the top.
Whoresradish@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I read a few studies a while back that were able to predict if a person self identified as conservative or liberal based off of their brain patterns that were measured. I believe the teo distinct areas were the right amygdala (handles instictual behaviour) and the left anterior cortex (which I think was used for intepreting how others will behave). Use of one part decreased the use of the other part. Scientist were able to successfully predict the right amygdala was associated with conservatives about 85ish% and anterior cortex for self identified liberals.
kool_newt@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Makes a lot of sense, I think I read that study some time ago. I do want to be clear that I’m not calling all conservatives psychopaths. The psychopaths are the ones in government and executive positions.
Run of the mill conservatives are probably deficient in the ways you describe and likely abuse victims (the one I knew well was in fact) which manifests as fear, hate, gullibility, desire for retribution, etc. Many are also just victims of propaganda, stuck, or too unintelligent to find their own way so follow some strong personality around them.