notcisjustwoman:universalequalityisinevitable:Robert Sapolsky about his study of the Keekorok baboon
notcisjustwoman:universalequalityisinevitable:Robert Sapolsky about his study of the Keekorok baboon troop from National Geographic’s Stress: Portrait of a Killer.Yes, I know we have all seen this 5000 times and we all skip it when it comes across the dash now, but bear with me for just one second.The most profound ramification of what Sapolsky is saying here has been overlooked in favor of a more feel-good, optimistic narrative.It isn’t simply that baboon cultures, and by extension human cultures, can be transformed by shifting the rules within society and rewarding adherence to the new rules.The point is that all of the violent males have to be dead before this cultural shift via re-education can even begin to happen.Kill, then teach. -- source link