HeroOfHyrule wrote:
funeralxempire wrote:
It might have, but I'm not sure the insights would have occurred if it wasn't also for MDMA.
Studying anthropology can help with understanding how humans might operate, but it's still hard for me to get questions like well, why like that and not like this which anthropology really doesn't seem to address well.
I don't think it would have benefited me as much if I didn't have a vested interest in the behaviour of other animals. Being able to learn about humans like I learn about animals is super helpful, even if others think it's weird that I basically analyze people like they're chimps... lol
I also think that still confuses me sometimes, too. A lot of modern human behaviour is so varied and doesn't always match up to the logic that is given for more primitive humans and their behaviour, so I'm still left wondering why people do X over Y. I think my ASD is the main issue though. Learning about anthropology has actually made me feel even more not on the "same level" as other people, since I still don't relate with a lot of the "logic" I learn about.
That's often the lens I view anthropology through, like I'm trying to understand some other animal that I'm able to pass among but never really be a part of. I feel like Jane Goodall, only if she was a chimp that smelled like a human (although, more likely I just smell like a chimp...).
I feel bad when I'm watching a group of humans and I suddenly start imagining a nature documentary voice-over explaining their behaviour to me.
Here we see two mobs of juvenile males attempting to assert dominance. Note how the lower ranked males are already engaging in threat displays while the higher ranking males are only standing guard.
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