That situation where you’re in a group, and somebody offers you a swig out of the same drink. And you don’t…

That situation where you’re in a group, and somebody offers you a swig out of the same drink. And you don’t really like the idea of getting half a mouthful of their spit, but it would violate the group dynamic not to. Sociality dissolves perception of risk. 1/4 https://t.co/FiKIffb9aJ

The reason humans invented public health was because we recognised that our most fundamental behaviour, our social DNA, is a pathogen’s best friend. Without public health, our sociality would drive us to an infectious-driven extinction. 2/4 https://t.co/e0eT2NqrCi

Also why WHS was developed, because without it workers would be killed in much higher numbers, with their social bonds overriding any proper risk management or safety. The idea that we are freer without regulation is a toxic myth. Regulation frees us from our social DNA. 3/4 https://t.co/Akcn6jos5o

Frees us to be safe from the conformity of being risky. Without regulation, humans are bound, tighter than in any other way, by the oppressive sociality of our relationships. /end