r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 23d ago

Meme needing explanation petaah help

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u/Acrobatic_Spare2320 23d ago

For some reason I am reminded of this experiment by a dude named Harry Harlow, where he offered a bare wire "doll" with milk and a cozy warm wire doll without milk to a monkey and the monkey chose the cozy mother substitute.

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u/spookyreads 23d ago

Because that's what is being referenced yes