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[–] merc@sh.itjust.works -5 points 9 months ago (9 children)

We're apes, even if we're not chimps.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 8 points 9 months ago (5 children)

But we aren't chimps, and you shouldn't judge the effectiveness of economic structures on what chimps do.

[–] merc@sh.itjust.works -2 points 9 months ago (4 children)

Nor should you pretend that we're not apes, and that ape behaviour has no relevance to humans.

[–] Gabu@lemmy.ml 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

It has about as much relevance as the behavior of any other mammal, circling back to my comment about rats.

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