I don’t assume it would be that much if any, but it’d still seem reasonable if there were a slight measurable difference, right?

  • TheTechnician27@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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    5 days ago

    I would think finger dexterity has more to do with what a person does with their hands for work and for fun, not an insult.

    I should’ve clarified that my hypothesis would be that societies without the insult would have a marginally higher dexterity on average, namely because moving your middle finger independently to do mundane things or use more frequent middle finger gestures wouldn’t be associated with a very offensive insult.

    I’m not sure exactly what things or gestures, but I speculate that’s because I grew up in a society where having only my middle finger outstretched would be both a) mentally associated with and b) actually risking insulting someone.