Have you ever noticed how hard it is to stop talking about someone else's life?
Even if you have a lot of important things to do right now and gossiping seems like a waste of time, it’s almost impossible to stop.
It turns out that the urge to gossip is not a sign of bad manners.
This habit can rather be called an ancient mechanism. It once helped our ancestors survive.
Scientists believe that discussing others was a way to exchange information about potential threats, allies or traitors in the tribe.
In those distant times, knowing who to trust and who to avoid meant increasing your chances of survival.
Modern research confirms that when people share gossip, the brain activates areas associated with social reward.
This explains why we feel satisfaction when discussing others.
But not everything is so rosy: the habit of gossiping has a downside.
It can lead to your reputation being tarnished and your relationships being destroyed.
However, evolution does not care about morality - it has preserved what has worked for millennia.
Today, even though we recognize the harm of gossip, we continue to participate in it because our brains still treat it as a tool for social navigation.
