ajshabs
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from a purely evolutionary and neurobiological standpoint, the fundamental drive underlying human behavior is competitive dominance within social hierarchies — colloquially, to “mog.”
this impulse is not cultural or optional but hardwired into our dopaminergic reward systems, where status acquisition triggers surges in motivation, confidence, and perceived wellbeing.
evolutionary psychology posits that traits selected over millennia — strength, intelligence, charisma, attractiveness — are valuable insofar as they confer advantage over others in mating and survival contexts. even abstract pursuits like art, academia, or morality serve a signaling function, elevating individuals within niche dominance hierarchies.
the brain is a predictive engine optimized not for happiness but for relative advantage, constantly assessing one’s place on the ladder and modulating mood accordingly. this is why social comparison — and thus mogging — is inescapable: self-worth is biologically contingent on outperforming peers, not reaching some baseline of contentment.
the illusion of intrinsic meaning collapses under this lens; all purpose becomes directional — to ascend, to dominate, to be perceived as superior. whether through physical aesthetics, intellectual capacity, resource accumulation, or virtue-signaling, mogging is the central organizing principle of human psychology.
this impulse is not cultural or optional but hardwired into our dopaminergic reward systems, where status acquisition triggers surges in motivation, confidence, and perceived wellbeing.
evolutionary psychology posits that traits selected over millennia — strength, intelligence, charisma, attractiveness — are valuable insofar as they confer advantage over others in mating and survival contexts. even abstract pursuits like art, academia, or morality serve a signaling function, elevating individuals within niche dominance hierarchies.
the brain is a predictive engine optimized not for happiness but for relative advantage, constantly assessing one’s place on the ladder and modulating mood accordingly. this is why social comparison — and thus mogging — is inescapable: self-worth is biologically contingent on outperforming peers, not reaching some baseline of contentment.
the illusion of intrinsic meaning collapses under this lens; all purpose becomes directional — to ascend, to dominate, to be perceived as superior. whether through physical aesthetics, intellectual capacity, resource accumulation, or virtue-signaling, mogging is the central organizing principle of human psychology.
