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[–] djsoren19@yiffit.net 219 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (5 children)

I read the abstract of the referenced article, this entire image is Conservative nonsense. The study did not find that liberals had an "atrophied" amygdala. It showed that conservatives have an enlarged right amygdala, due to their overpreparedness for a fear response.Meanwhile, the study found that liberal had a larger anterior cingulate cortex, which is an area of the brain commonly associated with empathy and other higher-order processes like decision-making.

The study provides support for conservatives being scared piss babies who are overly terrified of the world, whereas liberals are empathetic and make better decisions. The fact that this idiot made the entirely wrong conclusion is almost as incredible as it is sad.

[–] SharkAttak@kbin.social 48 points 2 years ago (2 children)

That may be because OP had an agenda to push whatever the means, or simply is conservative.
BTW, anybody remembers some other studies similar to this, used to show how certain demographics were basically worse in a biological/genetic sense? Something around 1920-'30..

[–] ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago

Phrenology was the pseudoscience that was used to enforce the ideology that white people were superior by looking at the inside of a skull and measuring certain areas and using those measurements to justify racism

[–] djsoren19@yiffit.net 11 points 2 years ago

Look, psychology in the early 20th century was an absolute mess. There's a reason we now have stuff like ethics boards, and strict constraints on the kind of studies that can be run.

Before that psychology was pure mad science.

[–] Whoresradish@lemmy.world 25 points 2 years ago

Yep, there are several studies researching this in various ways. An important thing to point out is that those two portions of the brains are inversely correlated without affecting other portions of the brain like the frontal cortex. So a person can be a good doctor or scientist and also be conservative. So conservatives have high fear responses to people who are different and lack empathy while left leaning people have less fear and increased empathy. Studies also show that brains develop to have an oversized amygdala when they have physical or emotional abuse as growing up or if they have severe lack of resources.

[–] OpenStars@kbin.social 8 points 2 years ago

It's like reading the Muller report, or for that matter, the constitution. Pro-Tip: it helps if you don't bother to read it at all. That way you can pretend it says whatever you want it to say! Oh yeah, the Bible too - "the worker deserves their wages; don't be a Karen; nor a pedophile either; be not afraid and instead be kind to everyone you meet, etc."

[–] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

Thanks for going the extra mile.

[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It seems that they only conducted the study on students?

[–] djsoren19@yiffit.net 7 points 2 years ago

yeah, that's very standard. lotta universities have requirements on undergrads participating in studies. that's why you often see them as the subjects.

It's certainly fair to criticize, and it would be interesting to see if the study's findings hold true for a broader population, but finding test subjects is tough. you take what you can get.

[–] Squirrel@thelemmy.club 103 points 2 years ago (1 children)

So, conservatives are just a bunch of cowards?

[–] YeetPics@mander.xyz 13 points 2 years ago

Yes, cowards with engorged amygdalas that make them fear everything and everyone unlike themselves.

Quite literally a fear boner.

[–] VikingHippie@lemmy.wtf 95 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Not every day you see someone flexing about being an irrational coward 😂

[–] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 23 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Watch Trump’s Iowa rally from Dec. 19 to see more.

[–] VikingHippie@lemmy.wtf 13 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

No, I mean, they idealise their irrational fear all the time. What's novel is going to great lengths to spell out that being afraid makes them better.

He's fooling nobody with his half-hearted "stress" response dodge 😂

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (2 children)

He's fooling nobody with his half-hearted "stress" response dodge 😂

Other conservatives are eating that shit up, so at least some people are fooled…

[–] VikingHippie@lemmy.wtf 9 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I meant nobody who isn't already a member of the cult, but good point.

Btw, this is very old knowledge. I posted a study about this to a political shitposting Facebook group over a decade ago to make fun of how conservatism is an irrational fear response and they basically said that the study must be wrong because everyone ELSE is the one who's scared, not them!

Fast forward several years and they're using the same study that was old even back then to promote themselves like some weird distortion of the "greed is good" Gordon Gekko bullshit 😂

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[–] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 2 points 2 years ago

Stupid people believe stupid things.

One might ask themselves, however, if an intelligent person would be prepared for the dumb, panicky animals with a fetish for violence and a shared delusion of persecution to do some violent things.

[–] einlander@lemmy.world 79 points 2 years ago

This is not the kind of flex they think it is.

[–] Phil_in_here@lemmy.ca 78 points 2 years ago (3 children)

"Lefties aren't scared enough about real world issues like what happens when boys kiss. It's due to their diminished amygdala."

Lefties gesture to entire planet on fire.

"Typical leftist fear mongering!"

Remember folks, it's not conservatives' fault they deny climate change, they're biologically predisposed to be too afraid to handle it.

[–] hglman@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 years ago

Conservatives maybe physically diffrent, but also being physically predisposed doesn't mean you get to harm everyone in asking for accommodation.

[–] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

Great observation

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Have you considered the planet is on fire because the gods are angry because not enough boys are kissing?

[–] Phil_in_here@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Who there, commie! There's just one God and his only job is to kiss my forehead and pat my hair and tell me I'm a good boy and everything is His plan and it's all going to be safe and okay and I'll get to live with him in Cozytown before everything is destroyed.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Yes, and that God is Flameo, God of kissing boys and fires

[–] Daft_ish@lemmy.world 53 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (5 children)

Interesting. Has anyone thought to compare the abnormality to heightened levels of lead in the environment.

Edit: Also, what the fuck is suppose to be scary about immigration? Please don't try to conserve-splain it to me either.

[–] Soulg@lemmy.world 36 points 2 years ago

Immigration is scary because brown people.

[–] Eranziel@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago

Because immigrants are the other. It's fear of people who are different, worrying they will change how you live your life.

[–] OpenStars@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

Because following the laws regarding seeking asylum is illegal.

Yeah, maybe it'll make more sense if you listen to it directly from them. (Hint: no, it actually won't.)

[–] unoriginalsin@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

When you have an enlarged amygdala, everything is scary. Ask any conservative what they fear most and they will never finish.

[–] lseif@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 years ago

disclaimer: i do not believe these arguments, im just giving context!!!

destroying white culture, increased crime rate, threat of white people being a minority (which is bad), race-mixing...

[–] Sheeple@lemmy.world 34 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Stimuli also causes certain parts of the brain to become more dominant. A smaller amygdala means everything else gets more resources.

A larger amygdala means the fear response is so constant that it takes up more resources and makes everything else smaller.

This is basic neurological science. Similar studies of redistribution of resources have been made on blind and deaf people.

[–] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Gains

[–] xantoxis@lemmy.world 33 points 2 years ago

This clown is straight up like "I'm conservative because the wowld is scawwy :-("

[–] vzq@lemmy.blahaj.zone 30 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Imagine telling on yourself like this

[–] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Like 15 minutes in any Wal-Mart

[–] Tattorack@lemmy.world 29 points 2 years ago

90 isn't exactly a particularly large sample size to make such sweeping claims...

[–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 20 points 2 years ago (2 children)

So we can call conservatives cowards now?

[–] IchNichtenLichten@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Don't trigger them, you'll make those snowflakes go out and buy even more guns to protect their safe space.

[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Hey now, Desantis has been going through great lengths to get safe spaces banned

[–] dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I think this dude has taken one too many loads to the brain steam.

[–] baggins@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 years ago

Brain steam is where you buy video games for your brain.

[–] Franzia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

How can this be true? I thought my amygdala was big because I have chronic anxiety?

[–] Death_Equity@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

No, its all the lead paint. We have tried to get you to stop multiple times and now we are here.

[–] uphillbothways@kbin.social 6 points 2 years ago

Oh, Amygdala. Oh, Amygdala. Have mercy on the poor bastards.

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[–] WorldieBoi@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Reminds me of that scene in Django

[–] newthrowaway20@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

The phrenology scene? Yea. This has the same energy.

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[–] Stupidmanager@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

But Momma said, conservatives are angry cause they don’t have teeth and lack proper health insurance!

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