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Same - because it's largely antithetical to actual human nature. Of course, we have capacity for all kinds of things, but for the vast majority of human history we valued self-determination, autonomy, and cooperation. It's how we survived when no other hominids did - by being pro-social, cooperative, and friendly.

Dominance hierarchy systems love to try to justify themselves as natural and timeless, but they really aren't. Exploitation and gross wealth disparity are only a few thousand years old. The more we learn, the more we see how true that actually is.

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Elle Beau ❇︎
Elle Beau ❇︎

Written by Elle Beau ❇︎

I'm a bitch, I'm a lover, I'm a child, I'm a mother, I'm a sinner, I'm a saint. I do not feel ashamed. I'm your hell, I'm your dream, I'm nothing in between.

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