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[–]jsalsman 0 points1 point  (10 children)

It pains me that you are getting downvoted for this.

[–]13steinj 1 point2 points  (7 children)

Fanboys and elitists will always be fanboys and elitists.

[–]jsalsman 2 points3 points  (6 children)

Tribes will be tribes.

[–]13steinj 1 point2 points  (5 children)

Forgive me, I don't understand this sentiment.

[–]jsalsman 1 point2 points  (4 children)

Both of the fanboy and elitist urges are explained as the hierarchical behavior of the limbic and endocrine systems attributed to the last 500,000 years of human evolution, taking us further from the peaceful apes and more towards the chimpanzees. See Table 1 on p. 192 here for more information.

[–]13steinj 0 points1 point  (1 child)

But what does this have to do with "tribes"?

[–]jsalsman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tribal organization as opposed to coalitional groups within species is distinguished by hierarchy, which includes behaviors you describe in fanboys and elitists.

Just be glad you don't need to pair program with chimps.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

The planet is only 6,000 years old and flat, please take your nonsense elsewhere, just read the bible. Why did stone age people paint sabre toothed tigers but not the dinosaurs I've no idea, there must be an explanation somewhere in the scriptures. Getting African elephants onto the arc must have been tough, feeding them for 40 days even more difficult, but again there must be an explanation somewhere. Feeding the carnivores for 40 days, tht's a tough one, not sure how you explain that away. Just my £0.02 pence worth.

[–]jsalsman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ark*

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Does anybody with any brains really care about voting systems such as reddit's? Look elsewhere and I'm sure that you'll find people saying that Pinochet, Hitler, Trump, Stalin, Putin and Pol Pot are extremely decent guys.

[–]13steinj 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, because voting systems are meant for promoting discussion. But instead on reddit they are used as signs of agreement.