We learn long-lasting strategies to protect ourselves from danger and rejection — LessWrong
Take a second to imagine what being a child was like throughout most of human history. You were born with a huge and underdeveloped brain, designed f…
x We learn long-lasting strategies to protect ourselves from danger and rejection — LessWrong Replacing fear Motivations Rationality Frontpage 90 We learn long-lasting strategies to protect ourselves from danger and rejection by Richard_Ngo 16th May 2023 6 min read 5 90 Take a second to imagine what being a child was like throughout most of human history. You were born with a huge and underdeveloped brain, designed for soaking in information from your surroundings like a sponge. But you weren’t able to freely follow your curiosity: even if you had loving, caring parents, you still faced freque
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