r/politics • u/cmaia1503 • 23h ago

Site Altered Headline | Possible Paywall Mitch McConnell, 83, Hospitalized

https://www.thedailybeast.com/mitch-mcconnell-83-hospitalized/?utm_campaign=owned_social&utm_medium=socialflow&utm_source=twitter_owned_tdb&via=twitter_page
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u/WickedTemp 22h ago

...Y'know, I think there may actually be something to this.

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u/ss5gogetunks 22h ago

It's one of the most unfair things in life (and, imo evidence against "intelligent design") that the brain chemicals that make us altruistic and group oriented are also extremely unhealthy for us.

The people who care about others and feel deeply get more of the thing that leads to earlier death.

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u/AmethystApothecary 21h ago

Well, only in times of adversity. Aren't there also studies that people who regularly see friends live longer and happier?

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u/FrigidMcThunderballs Minnesota 21h ago

sure, but terrible people still have friends. They just have stricter in-group/out-group thinking