Lisa Feldman Barrett: Love, Evolution, and the Human Brain | Lex Fridman Podcast #140

Animal niches tend to come from survivorship and physical environment. Human niches can come from society, ideology, physical geography, etc.

People don’t have one identity and oneself. “Be yourself” is a very western concept.. “Just be yourself” isn’t really actionable advice   because we have so many versions of our self – even when one “self” might be more natural to us than another

Humans tend to be tribal and have a huge propensity for kindness – but within their identified community

People don’t lie to you about who they are – they lie to themselves in your presence