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Episode 2762:
Dr. Timothy Loving explores the early roots of social preference, revealing that even infants favor individuals who treat similar others kindly, and show surprising support for those who harm dissimilar others. This research challenges us to consider how our social alliances form and offers a lens into understanding our evolving identity through the people we instinctively support or oppose.
Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.luvze.com/i-dislike-the-dog-that-likes-the-rabbit-that-i-dislike-why-d/
Quotes to ponder:
"Infants prefer individuals who share their own preferences for food, clothing, or toys over those who have expressed contrasting preferences."
"The preference for similarity is so common that it is considered a general characteristic of the human condition."
"Similar people make us feel better about ourselves, and who doesn't like somebody that makes us feel better about ourselves?"
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