Why the Lack of Human Instincts Becomes a Problem

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4.6 • 6.3K Ratings

🗓️ 15 May 2026

⏱️ 8 minutes

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0:28.6	Okay, listen to this.
0:31.5	I just broke it.
0:32.9	Remember that?
0:35.3	Well, it's not screwed in.
0:37.0	It's sort of just plugged in. And remember, woohoo, woohoo,
0:42.3	and I commented the other day that I didn't understand why people would say, oh, there's a lag.
0:52.7	I had to listen to you bang ten times.
0:54.9	Oh, there's a lag in hearing this.
0:57.3	And that's why you have to say, woo-hoo, woo-hoo, woo-hoo, woo-hoo.
1:00.9	But I made the point quite accurately that when I go,
1:07.1	shh, the person stops talking instantly.
1:16.6	Trust me, the lag nonsense is nonsense.
1:20.4	However, one of you, a very bright person who took anthropology classes in the 80s has the answer. And when I read it to you,
1:33.7	you're going to be amazed. I was amazed at how sort of gently obvious it is. So here it goes.
1:43.8	Good morning, Dr. Laura.
1:45.8	I wanted to share with you something I learned way back in an anthropology course in the 80s.
1:55.2	Okay, so this is like almost 50 years ago, 40-something years ago.
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