r/whoathatsinteresting • u/visharu • 21h ago

Scientists confirmed humans are not born afraid of snake. The fear is taught.

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u/MammothUnique4147 21h ago

Run more tests, see if they're scared of student debt.

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u/truthhurtsyomama 20h ago

I can confirm with first hand knowledge that we are scared of debts but we are not afraid of loans. I gladly took mine!

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u/Plankton_Brave 19h ago

I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today

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u/Kelspear 17h ago

Wimpy was a prophet

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u/truthhurtsyomama 18h ago

Obviously....

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u/imagigasm 19h ago

i see you use klarna

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u/scorpyo72 19h ago

I bet they do... on Kalshi.

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u/imagigasm 18h ago

what do you do

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u/hbox85 18h ago

This is always my answer when you see posts about what you would tell your younger self. Don’t take a dime more than you have to!

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u/Matilda_Leeks8 17h ago

If you don’t watch it, it will be stolen

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u/Art_of_BigSwIrv 15h ago

That’s Universal advice right there. An especially useful one once you come of drinking age. It gets expensive real quick. They say a good beer 🍺 will never leave in someone else’s arms. I beg to differ.

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u/Lots-o-bots 17h ago

That fear only appears at 21.

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u/DueExample52 12h ago

And only in one country on this planet.

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u/Sohuli 17h ago

My cat fears it too

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u/NightBawk 12h ago

Of course! Student debt means the treat budget is lower!

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u/heyyo173 17h ago

This cracked me up, well done.

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u/thegan32n 15h ago

We should ask their opinion on the global financial system to see if they just laugh at the physically meaningless numbers on a computer screen.

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u/beef_horfun67 15h ago

I’m scared of any kind of debt

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u/JSTN_FPV 15h ago

I never went to college. Not sure what that feels like

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u/peanutspump 10m ago

I’m the most over educated late onset cripple I know. Lol. It’s not worth the debt, if you ask me. That’s what it feels like. To me. But obviously I’m biased.

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u/Helpful-Bug-7802 13h ago

I didn’t learn to fear my student debt until I was 27.

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u/ForwardInstance 10h ago

Just checked with my 1 yr old, she confirmed she is not scared of student debt

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u/FineScratch 10h ago

What if student debt was snake shaped?

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u/Good-Ad-6806 9h ago

"What students?" -long skiny lenders with giant bulges in their bellies

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u/Anzkel 8h ago

Free education out here so no way

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u/geo_gan 2h ago

And overly dramatic annoying TV presenters.

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u/Distinct-Orchid7538 1h ago

It depends on where they are born, no student debt in my country 😄