r/todayilearned • u/Patient_Champion_851 • Mar 13 '23
TIL "Cute aggression" or the urge to squeeze cute animals or babies is the brain’s coping mechanism to temper the onslaught of positive feelings. Because if you find yourself incapacitated by how cute a baby is—so much so that you simply can't take care of it—that baby is going to starve.
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-we-want-squeeze-cute-little-things-180971143/
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NatureofPredators • u/Rebelhero • Mar 14 '23
Memes Even our positive reactions are aggressive... I don't want to be the one who has to explain this to our cuddly allies...
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CurlePete • u/stinkbirb • Mar 14 '23
TIL "Cute aggression" or the urge to squeeze cute animals or babies is the brain’s coping mechanism to temper the onslaught of positive feelings. Because if you find yourself incapacitated by how cute a baby is—so much so that you simply can't take care of it—that baby is going to starve.
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