Discussion The fact that so many people have the instinct to divulge secrets means that our ancestors that kept secrets were more likely to not survive to reproduce. This likely means that keeping secrets is far worse for individuals and society than we realize.

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It also makes me wonder what kind of secrets a person could keep that forces them to leave the gene-pool.

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Evolutionary Psychology

A subreddit for individuals who appreciate evolutionary explanations for human behavior, emotion, memory, and perception. This includes altruism, prisoner dilemmas, heuristics, and material inspired by Steven Pinker, John Alcock, Randolph Nesse, and Robert Trivers.

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