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To view keyboard shortcuts, press question mark View keyboard shortcuts Messages Home Explore 1 Notifications Messages Premium Bookmarks Communities Verified Orgs Profile More Post Svitlana-ing @svitlana_mm Post Reply See new posts Conversation Tim Urban @waitbutwhy · Mar 23, 2023 For millions of years, moths used moonlight for nocturnal navigation. The moth’s brain hasn’t had time to update itself to the modern world, so now they mistake other lights for the moon. Humans aren't that different. Hunter-gatherer brains living in an advanced civilization. 6 59 703 119K Tim Urban @waitbutwhy · Mar 23, 2023 It's easy to be principled in the yellow zone, when your tribe is behaving admirably. A person's true colors are tested only when yellow isn't an option—when their team and principles are in conflict. Tribal loyalty and principles can't both be sacred—you have to choose one. 7 141 743 214K Tim Urban @waitbutwhy · Mar 23, 2023 Quick history refresher. 5 20 196 48K Tim Urban @waitbutwhy

Tim Urban @waitbutwhy Mar 23, 2023 There are 303 visuals in What's Our Problem? Here are 15 of them. First, the path of a maturing thinker. I still often find myself on this roller-coaster when I learn about a new topic. It's human nature. But as we grow as thinkers, we can get better at skipping steps 1-4. 74 0 7 4 889 0 8 8 9 5.1K 0 5 . 1 K 1.5M 0 1 . 5 M

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