Ever notice what happens to people over time?
They change.
It's kind of hard to grasp, but for many different reasons their personality morphs.
Just remember that everyone is a product of their environment at this point. This includes family and friends. Thats pretty much the composition of people.
Too many people make the mistake of surrounding themselves with the same type of people. Instead of keeping a broad group with many different people. It'll help round you out a bit. You'll be more understanding, accepting and open. Think about it once in a while, and you'll realize your friends (and foes) have quite the influence on you.
I talked about this with my friends the other day. What would happen to you if you were completely isolated for a long time?
Would you forget how to speak?
Would the same final influences before your solitude continue to loop?
Would your instincts be the basis of your daily life?
Your direct influence would be your environment minus the interaction with other human beings... (Animals are not excluded..)
So still, you'd be influenced by a being(s). Would you inherit the animalistic ways of your environment?
My best guess is yes.
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Nice philosophic thought. In regards to some of your thoughts, after a long period of isolation, I don't think you would forget how to speak. It's like riding a bike, something you just don't forget. But you might lose some of your normal mannerisms, such as being polite and orderly.
Basically, you'd probably be so caught up in your own mind that civilization has only one place for you: a psychiatric ward.
Yes, you're also completely right on how an enviornment changes how you act and what you do. Personally, I've been to 5 different towns and have had to pretty much start from scratch 3 times. New people and new places take a toll on you, for good and for bad.
The whole thing you said about us being like animals? We are animals. Give us a good enough reason and we'd probably kill. Sometimes humans can be just as primitive as monkeys. Read up on WW2.
Thanks for the nice thought. It was cool to read it.
Nice post. You said some cool things.
Something about if someone was isolated for too long, that they might lose the ability to speak. I don't think they would. Since childhood, it's almost subconscious. You'd probably be thinking about it a lot less, that's for sure. But I doubt you'd lose the basic concept. It is possible, and probable, that you lose your basic mannerisms, such as manners and being polite. You wouldn't really care too much if you were alone for so long.
You also said something about how an enviornment affects people. That's 110% true. Where you live, who you know, what you eat, and so on affect you immensely, more than physically. You get certain mindsets, acquire certain quirks, yadayadayada. Personally, I've moved around a lot. When you meet certain people and you're in certain situations, you learn a lot of things, and you learn more about yourself than you would if you've been in the same place for a long time.
Finally, you said something about how we'd eventually become like animals if we'd been raised or around animals for a long time. We are animals, minus the tuxes and the fancy shoes. Push humans far enough, and they'd kill. Sometimes, we aren't more civilized than the most primitive of animals. Read up on WW2.
That was fun to write. Peace, Phil.
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