the.com/human nature
the excuse we reach for right after we've done something we already knew was a bad idea.
means the set of instincts, emotions, and behaviors that show up in basically every person, everywhere, regardless of culture or century.
from debated since Aristotle argued we're rational animals and Hobbes countered we're selfish ones fighting over scraps; the phrase itself just means whatever's baked in rather than taught.
nature vs nurturescientists still argue over the split, forever
universal traitsgossip, fairness instinct, fear of strangers, everywhere studied
favorite scapegoatblamed for wars, affairs, and reply-all emails