Primal instinct or civilised facade: Bonobos expose human truth
Jeong Yoo-jeong’s "Bonobo" reveals the brutal core of human connection. We are not evolved, merely disguised.
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Society prides itself on civility, yet "Bonobo" strips this bare. Our connections remain profoundly tribal, driven by status and instinct, not enlightenment. We are no different to apes squabbling over dominance, our digital networks merely larger, more complex battlegrounds. To believe we have transcended our primal wiring is a comforting lie. Connection is perpetually a power struggle.
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To reduce human interaction to mere primal instinct is to ignore the profound capacity for empathy and altruism. Shared culture and intellectual bonds elevate us far beyond the animal kingdom.
