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Re:Ask HN: What do you think of the idea that human memory i... by gregjor on Monday October 28, 2019 @10:40PM (#21383863)
If a bad ex-girlfriend qualifies as "traumatic" I don't know what to say. The concepts of girlfriends/boyfriends and romantic relationships are cultural artifacts, not products of evolution. Evolution optimizes for mating and reproduction, not individual feelings.
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Re:Ask HN: What do you think of the idea that human memory i... by srikanthsrnvs on Tuesday October 29, 2019 @01:21PM (#21389651)
It was merely an example lol
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