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Jackson Kerchis's avatar

I've increasingly appreciated the role of multi-level selection in this: we evolved for social relationships (tribes) so quite literally this drive is as important as food, water, and shelter. Thanks for writing!

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Beeyo Raybow's avatar

Thank you for another thought-provoking article, Dr Waldinger. In my years on this earth I've come to believe the world of friendship begins with radical self-acceptance and fostering love towards oneself; only then can love truly extend outward from there to illuminate the lives of others.

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