• Sanctus@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    Mutual aid is why we developed such expressive emotions in the first place. Our emotions broadcast our physical and mental states, often without noise. We can begin to cry, and those around us know we are in pain without speaking.

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      10 months ago

      Christ my overly expressive face makes me wonder how the hell my ancestors decided they needed all this spoken language stuff at all.