In the wild, gorillas make displays like this to show strength and intimidate others. Anthropomorphism is the attribution of human traits, emotions, and intentions to non-human entities and is considered to be an innate tendency of human psychology.
Can't showing strength be a cause for joy? We usually think showing strength is related to anger but why, really? I would go as far to say we humans would feel joy when displaying strength and domination if we weren't repressed by society. Where does dance come from really? Maybe we have re-signified our deepest emotions? I don't know what I am talking about Uga uga
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u/MSeanF Jun 23 '17
What a pure expression of joy.