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I wasn't intending to but now that you mention it... (midwest.social)

submitted 10 months ago by seahorse@midwest.social to c/memes@midwest.social

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[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The brain/ amygdala treats threats to personal identity with the same fear response as physical threats.

Yeah this is the statement of a person who’s not been in physical danger before. The response to physical threat is so fucking far beyond that of a threat to personal identity.

I’m a conservative specifically because I know there is a whole different level of fear beyond social fear and the fear of work or boredom or identity confusion. I became a conservative the moment I encountered malicious violence for the first time, the first and only time I ever experienced mortal terror.

Realizing that there was an emotion I had never felt before, but that had been in reserve, ready to go when I got that close to being killed, that changed my worldview.

You know what kind of life experience makes a person’s amygdala bigger? Trauma. Having been through shit is what makes a person’s amygdala bigger.

[–] SwingingTheLamp@midwest.social 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

That's odd, I have experienced mortal terror a few times, and it somehow didn't magically turn me into a conservative. Anyway, I'll note that my comment contained no physical threats, yet still seems to have triggered a fight-or-flight response.

[–] verity_kindle@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 months ago

Whoosh. Stick to that straw man.