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[-] dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world 35 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

TL;DR: disgust is learned.

Bottom line is that while there are things that we're hard-wired to reject, the rest is more about what social groups teach us at a young age. Also, we can overcome the hard-wired aspects to an extent, again through social reinforcement.

this post was submitted on 19 Feb 2024
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