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kgwxdyesterday at 7:37 PM1 replyview on HN

Just about all our behaviors are contagious. Scratching, deep breath, emotion, looking in a certain direction, sudden alertness. If yawning were different, that would be weird.


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nickthegreekyesterday at 7:52 PM

Most of those can also be done consciously though. Yawning is different. It is more inline with flatulence, crying, or vomiting. Actions that are in many ways, outside of our direct control.

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