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Mama's Last Hug

Volume · Frans de Waal · 9 passages

  1. There is something deeper that differentiates him, something that exhibits his character and makes him visible from a long way off. This guy has the confidence of royalty—the way he holds his head, his casual swagger: he is made of kingly stuff. And it is clear that the others acknowledge his royal rank as his position is reinforced every time he struts up to the watering hole to drink.

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  2. This is the paradox of power structures: they bind people together.

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  3. Oxytocin shields pair-bonds from equal adventures with outsiders.

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  4. When married men are given oxytocin in a nasal spray, they feel uncomfortable around attractive women and prefer to keep their distance

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  5. Predators exude a cool self-confidence whereas prey animals know fifty shades of fear. They live in terror, and they startle at every unexpected movement, sound, or smell.

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  6. Large income disparities tear the social fabric apart by reducing mutual trust, stirring up social tensions, and creating anxieties that compromise the immune system of both the rich and poor.

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  7. Humans seek to level the playing field and if efforts to achieve this are blocked for too long ,we may bring in the guillotine

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  8. People in a wealthy nation do not feel any better than those in a poor one. It is not wealth per se that enhances well-being but relative wealth. Feelings of happiness depend on how our income stacks up against that of others.

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  9. Being an orphan seriously hurts an individuals ability to empathize.

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