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1. imjonse · 1789896655 · focus · HN ↗

   Unsurprisingly, mammals (not just humans) also fear death and are very distressed when being lead to slaughter and seeing their peers go down before them.

   1. isodev · 1789897099 · focus · HN ↗

      Applies to every living thing with a limbic system. So yes, that steak or chicken nuggets...

      1. TeMPOraL · 1789901714 · focus · HN ↗

         How? Did limbic system evolve as "fear of death" or "peer recognition and perception of shared fate" system?

         (Not doubting the chicken nuggets, just wondering about the lower/simpler end of the scale.)

         1. mettamage · 1789904037 · focus · HN ↗

            I mean, it wouldn’t surprise me if it is a strong selector for evolutionary fitness, which it probably is.

            Certain species go the other way probably and become more like a super organism but mammals seem quite individualized compared to ants for example.

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