GenomeBiolEvolJones et al. analyzed two high-quality genomes of the cockroach genus Cryptocercus, the sister group to all termites, revealing relaxed selection in both Cryptocercus and termites.
novaTopFlexWhy Boston?
The most important part of the novaTop, geoTop, and futoTop identities alike is access to the City of Boston, in particular because of quite a few attractions and points of interest. In the City of Boston, the capital and largest city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and largest and social hub for the entirety of New England, numerous intersecting places of interest converge into a singular stream of identity. However, even outside of Boston proper, similarly diverse, multifaceted, and […]
Estelle Platini"The magazine’s politics were what passes for center-left in the United States. […] The operating orthodoxy was that police killings, CIA coups, black site torture, and institutional misogyny were aberrations, deviations from the American norm that would eventually be corrected when the arc of the moral universe, long as it is, finally got around to them."
by Ismail Ibrahim: https://bidoun.org/articles/house-arab
#beliefs #intellectuals #coloniality #elites #prestige #sociality #status #subcultures #socialStatus #liberals #sociology #NYC #NewYorker #TheNewYorker #Manhattan #racism #negrophobia #Bidoun #islamophobia #media #press #journalism #journalists
Christophe BousquetThe fifth day of the Konstanz School of Collective Behaviour 2025 (#KSCB2025) continues with a #keynote by Edward Hurme on #social #movement in #bats.
Why rejoice in the misfortune of others
One way to feel my social status improving is if someone else lowers theirs. And so, when I see someone mess up in ways that cause them to lose face, and thus lose social status, I can feel a burst of satisfaction as my own status is raised, at no cost to me.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schadenfreude
#joy #resentment #selfEsteem #rivalry #Schadenfreude #humiliation #sociality #normalcy #morals #sociology #philosophy #criticalThinking #psychology #populism #unitarian #unitarianism #communitarianism #farRight #family #patriarchy #tradition #values
“People know what they do; frequently they know why they do what they do; but what they don't know is the impact achieved by what they do.”
Michel #Foucault in "Histoire de la #folie à l'âge classique" (a history of insanity in the Classical Age)
#sociality #normalcy #medecineHistory #history #madness #quote #quotes #self #mentalHealth #perversion #morals #sociology #philosophy #criticalThinking #psychology #selfPower
Hacker NewsUnauthorised AI Bots on Reddit Are Eroding Sociality
https://mssv.net/2025/04/27/unauthorised-ai-bots-on-r-changemyview-are-eroding-sociality/
#HackerNews #Unauthorised #AI #Bots #on #Reddit #Are #Eroding #Sociality #socialmedia #AIbots #Reddit #erodingcommunity #digitalethics
Vermont Citizen ScientistWhat women want: https://www.earth.com/news/guinea-baboons-prefer-mates-with-skills/ For decades we have studied single-male–multi-female groups of primates in which males used behavioral dominance and size and strength to keep females in line. However some of us always suspected that females did not like males who dominated them physically. Now a study shows that females are looking for males with skills, i.e. good providers! #ecology #sociality #family #primates #femalechoice
How do you show your social value in a way that’s instantly recognizable?
"The meaning ascribed to race in the nightclub setting was related to perceptions of safety. The bouncers (many of whom are Black or Latino) claimed that letting Black or Latino Americans in might jeopardize safety at the club. However, Rivera says she saw fights between white customers frequently."
A field study by Lauren A. Rivera, 2010: https://insight.kellogg.northwestern.edu/article/sizing_up_the_nightlife @sociology
#lineOfColor #whiteSupremacy #clubbing #nightClubs #status #Losers #Clueless #tourists #casuals #sociopaths #subcultures #cool #money #power #reputation #prestige #sociality #goingOut #nightlife #sociology #safety #collectiveSafety #communitySafety #NYC #Manhattan #discrimination #distinction #statusQuo #sorting #bouncers
"The subculture lifecycle is a problem only from a geek perspective. As far as mops [members of the public] are concerned, it provides reliable, low-cost waves of novelty entertainment and casual social relationships. As far as sociopaths are concerned, it generates easily-exploited pools of prestige, sex, power, and money."
David Chapman: https://meaningness.com/geeks-mops-sociopaths via @eric
#status #Losers #Clueless #tourists #casuals #geeks #sociopaths #subcultures #cool #money #power #reputation #prestige #avantGarde #trending #fashion #novelty #sociality #meaning #lifecycles #JoyDivision #goingOut #nightlife
