• GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca
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      5 days ago

      Google that, and let me know what it says. Also, I didn’t say they should, I said they do. You could as easily ask why some people engage in criminal activity or abusive behavior, and probably get the same answers.

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        5 days ago

        It’s not a scientific fact. That’s why I ask why you believe it. Why do some people only respond to whopping?

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          The field of psychology has been around for about 100 years. I don’t think they have all the details worked out enough to call it a science. But let’s set that aside. Do you think Putin will respond to anything but whopping? Why or why not?

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            5 days ago

            People always want something. Make those things available and they will offer something in return.

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                They have learned that it is fulfilling but most likely it is not what they really want.

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                  You’re working on two flawed premises. First, that everyone is a rational actor. Second, that everyone wants to do good, or even agrees what that is.

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                    People don’t act entirely random.They do what is best for them. If people would randomly hit other people, mass gatherings would be impossible.