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Confidently Incorrect's avatar

Great post! Looking forward to the Pilgrim's Progress one.

And I think the answer is that- for most American men, at least- exclusion hurts more than physical pain. Enduring pain to be part of an in-group has a long history; for an extreme case, consider the Sateré-Mawé and their bullet ants.

George Evans's avatar

Thanks! I am as well. Right now it’s in a massive undifferentiated mass of text.

Exclusion is painful. That take makes good sense to me.

Please send me links re: bullet ants! Sounds fascinating.