Q: @curtdoolittle: “Did the perception of cuteness in humans evolve as an adapti

–Q: @curtdoolittle: “Did the perception of cuteness in humans evolve as an adaptive survival mechanism to increase offspring care and social bonding?”–

Emergence: Breast-feeding: Oxytocin: Protection of offspring: notenic extension of childhood in order to manifeste prefrontal agency: social bonding: cooperation, cooperation at scale.
“Cuteness” refers to a sensation in response to preservation of neotenic traits and the manifestation as agreeableness and charm instead of aggression. Domestication syndrome. 😉

So, yes. 😉

CD

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