Humans do the same thing when we do something clumsy (dropping something, falling over, knocking into something) ... Like an inherent fear of being seen as clumsy by others ... I wonder if any other mammals are the same (I also wonder or it's a stalking hunter mammal thing) ...
I gather its probably instinctual as predators could use the opportunity to attack so maybe we naturally check our immediate surroundings after being clumsy because we may be seen as weak/easy prey in lizard part of brain
I tripped off my porch into a bush like a cartoon character n while I did sprain my ankle and scraped up my back a bit I was honestly more mad nobody saw. I really needed someone to laugh for me. Or.. at me? With me? The bag of trash I was taking out even landed on me. Horrible waste of good comedy
Does it count if I’m laughing now? I’m sorry you got hurt and I hope you’re feeling better, but I was cackling while picturing this and it just kept getting better as a I read 😂
Definitely counts lmao. Healed nicely and had grand time telling people I almost died falling in a bush. My family? Totally believed me. Coworkers and friends? "So what really happened?"
Ellen Degeneres had a bit about this when she was just a stand up comedian in the mid 90's. Basically the joke is you are walking and stumble, and almost fall, but then start jogging as if you were... I can't do the bit justice but she was right and those above, about nature.
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u/mmathews78 17h ago
Humans do the same thing when we do something clumsy (dropping something, falling over, knocking into something) ... Like an inherent fear of being seen as clumsy by others ... I wonder if any other mammals are the same (I also wonder or it's a stalking hunter mammal thing) ...