• regenerativedespair [she/her]
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    4 years ago

    You literally said it was inevitable for human beings to engage in hero worship, because we cannot conceive of 7 billion people as individuals. they are both human nature arguments. i'm going to bed

    • ferristriangle [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      That is a fundamental limitation of our brains. I'm not sure how that's up for dispute.

      I don't think that necessitates hero worship, but I do think that is an influence for why hero worship is common. The hero is a simple abstraction.