Humans Wired for Service

Summary: Humans are wired for service and connection due to evolutionary pressures and neurochemical rewards. Caring for offspring and others activates pleasure centers and promotes survival, suggesting our purpose is to love one another. However, modern capitalist society often disrupts this natural inclination. Insights:

• Caring for offspring releases neurotransmitters like oxytocin, activating pleasure centers and promoting a loving worldview.
• Dunbar's number (150 people) represents the typical tribe size, highlighting the evolutionary advantage of caring for a group in a hostile environment.
• Capitalist society can chronically activate the sympathetic nervous system, distracting individuals from their innate purpose of connection and love. Proper Nouns:
• Dunbar's number: A cognitive limit to the number of people with whom one can maintain stable social relationships.
• Sympathetic nervous system: The part of the nervous system responsible for the "fight-or-flight" response.
• Parasympathetic nervous system: The part of the nervous system responsible for the "rest-and-digest" response, promoting calmness and relaxation.