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[–] RoyaltyInTraining@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Social darwinism disgusts me...

[–] Septimaeus@infosec.pub 6 points 2 months ago

Social Darwinism disgusts me…

Same, but I picked this illustration for a reason.

Abusive parents often use essentialist language to keep their children bound with obligation and guilt. Vulnerability to that rhetoric tends to be associated with notions of “natural law,” so I suspect a natural metaphor has a better chance of resonating with those that need to hear it.