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[–] thebestaquaman@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

You're talking past each other: Chicken is saying that we have a biologically ingrained aversion to mating with those we lived closely with up to the age of 6, and is suggesting that this is a result of evolutionary pressure making it preferable to avoid having kids with your nearest relatives.

Their point is that this is not "taught" behaviour in the sense that it is imprinted from culture (such as "what hairstyle is attractive" or "what music is pleasant"), but appears to be biologically grounded.