Every time, 100%, no exceptions, I hear someone spout off about what is or is not a “human universal” it takes me less than ten minutes’ work to find counterexamples.
Red is not the colour of aggression and anger universally, for example. The “natural” counting system is not base 10. (Note: counting, not numerical representation: that’s even more complicated!) Women are not universally the “nurturers” while the men are the “breadwinners/hunters/whatever”. Basically ever “human universal” ever named is wrong.
“Human nature” always fucking means that.
Every time, 100%, no exceptions, I hear someone spout off about what is or is not a “human universal” it takes me less than ten minutes’ work to find counterexamples.
Red is not the colour of aggression and anger universally, for example. The “natural” counting system is not base 10. (Note: counting, not numerical representation: that’s even more complicated!) Women are not universally the “nurturers” while the men are the “breadwinners/hunters/whatever”. Basically ever “human universal” ever named is wrong.