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Why does it seem the world is all of a sudden concerned about sexual orientation? Especially America. Did I miss how far we came as a society to see it take a 40 year step backwards? (lemmy.world)

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[–] TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

human brains are dumb.

takes a lot of effort and work to train your brain to not be dumb.

just like it takes lots of effort to keep your body fit and healthy.

cognitive biases are very very hard to overcome for highly educated people, let alone uneducated ones.