The idea that we're pleasure-seeking animals tragically constrained by the encumbrances of civilization is a lot more palatable than the idea that we're destruction-seeking animals pursuing opportunities to degrade and humiliate ourselves in front of the world. #LauraKipnis

- July 21, 2026

The idea that we're pleasure-seeking animals tragically constrained by the encumbrances of civilization is a lot more palatable than the idea that we're destruction-seeking animals pursuing opportunities to degrade and humiliate ourselves in front of the world. #LauraKipnis
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The idea that we're pleasure-seeking animals tragically constrained by the encumbrances of civilization is a lot more palatable than the idea that we're destruction-seeking animals pursuing opportunities to degrade and humiliate ourselves in front of the world. #LauraKipnis

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