Microbes and the evolution of the human mind

 I nearly squealed when I saw the title of this episode! Pathogens and evolutionary psychology! I am excited because I thought of this very question several years ago while learning about the evolution of viruses—it was actually pre-pandemic, but only by a year, which still makes me laugh for the coincidence!—wondering how microbes affected the evolution of both the psychological and sociological aspects of humans. I am so ecstatic that someone actually IS researching this! 

 

Evolution + human brain = delicious

It’s been a long time since I’ve looked at / looked into evolutionary psychology. I have a love-hate relationship with evo psych, mainly because the majority of people are awful at evo psych analysis, theorizing, and application. Otherwise, it is obvious that evolution has played a role in human psychology. The issue is just, how. 

But, why does it feel like every criticism of evo psych is an obvious straw man??? Come on people, this is tiresome; surely you can do better than this.

And, regarding the opposing theories to evo psych, am I missing something? Are they really arguing for the tabula rasa? I swear I thought we debunked the tabula rasa idea a long time ago. (Well, maybe “debunked” is the wrong word to use here; disproven.) Do people really still believe in the blank slate? I have to be wrong about this, right? 

I need to overlap looking into evo psych with looking into cognitive psychology. Dammit, why did I pack all my books away…? I miss having free and easy access to a university library…

I go back and forth with the idea of trying to go back into academia. I just don’t know if I could stand it now, going “back into the establishment”… Well, that and obviously the cost; since, if I were to go back, I’d go into a different field of study. 

An example of actually good evo psych:

 

My YouTube Channel

 Where I post videos of my new baby! (Click on the “shorts” tab.)

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeKmWzwYwBeq6OrF8njaJTg

“Your littlest girl was a little naughty” … fucking sick motherfucker

More Epstein files gross insanity 

I don’t even know what to say about this disgusting shit anymore. I just know that, if anything justifies using the word “FUCK” a whole lot, it’s this fucking topic. 

(P.S. I am liking that channel more and more…)

ICE again murders U.S. citizen

 

 

The best deodorant ever

 I accidentally discovered what is proving to be the best natural deodorant ever—at least, of those I’ve tried. Clove oil! Yes, seriously. For years I have worn clove oil instead of perfume, because I hate perfume and I’m allergic to most of them anyway. Clove oil is irritating, so it has to be diluted in a carrier oil; any light/thin skin oil will do. (I happen to use apricot oil.) 

Now let’s be honest: one of the shitty consequences of suffering major depression (MDD) is lacking the motivation even for hygiene. When showering is a chore I just can’t motivate myself towards, baby wipes—or an adult alternative—are my best friend. But when it comes to armpits, they only go so far. One day I remembered my clove oil and decided to try it under my arms after the baby wipes. And I shit you not, the next day, I had nearly no smell under my arms. 

For a moment I was shocked, but then it occurred to me: clove oil is antimicrobial. Body odor in general is a result of the microbial ecosystems that live on the skin on different parts of the body. The clove oil killed almost all those microbes under my arms, effectively killing any odor. 😁 Now it’s my daily deodorant and I’m delighted with the results. Sure, I smell like a goth club all the time but, hey, that’s fitting for me. 😂

In all seriousness, if you are someone for whom hygiene is, for whatever reason, a challenge to keep up with, I could not recommend this more enthusiastically. I think not only of people with severe depression, but also people who are victims of the recent economy and who have recently—i.e., within the past five years—become so economically restricted that things like showering (with hot water!) have become a luxury. 

I realize that the likelihood of anyone even reading this is near zero. But maybe by some unlikely chance, someone will happen upon this and read it and the information will help them or someone they pass it on to. 

This is the Colonial Boomerang—Gaza has been a testing ground for what will be used against us.

 

The truth about ICE gets uglier everyday.

 

I might be anti-war and anti-establishment, but I support DISABLED VETS

 

ICE = Gestapo. Masked ICE agents ENDANGER WOMEN…

 

ICE agents admit to and brag about MURDER

 

Regime change wars again

 VENEZUELA HAS A RIGHT TO DEFEND ITSELF AGAINST THE WAR-MONGERING, BLOODTHIRSTY USA!

How many innocent Venezuelans will have to be murdered at our hands?

What the fuck is this all really for? To create another Iraq or Afghanistan? 

How many times has Trump said “no more wars”? He’s bombed Iran, Yemen, Somalia, Nigeria, threatened China, continued proxy wars in Ukraine, Lebanon, and Syria, continued a proxy war and genocide in Gaza and the West Bank, and now he’s bombing and sending war into Venezuela.

How much money will he pour into war in Venezuela, instead of fixing the problems Americans are suffering here at home?

The legacy of the USA is disgusting.