Human Brains Are Hardwired for Empathy, Friendship - Polidicks

[QUOTE=Reshy;41931372]If we're talking about trolling on the internet please remember that the reason people bully each other is because they feel like they have no control over their life so they feel the need to have control over something. This is typically a person. Trolling can be the same way.[/QUOTE] ehhh trolling on the internet is done from boredom since we don't really look at them as individual human beings and thus don't feel obliged to care about their feelings and thus we shall use them for our satisfaction, kind of like how we don't feel anything wrong about picking up a dead twig off the ground and snapping it also that bullying thing is bullshit get those filthy lies out of your head [editline]22nd August 2013[/editline] [QUOTE=geel9;41931531]What the fuck is wrong with you?[/QUOTE] it's Ryu-Gi, do you have to ask

I'm surprised. Given the hatred in this world.

[QUOTE=geogzm;41930154]the way some people have treated me before I don't believe this so much[/QUOTE] There are some good people out there. I for one mostly have always tried to help others while growing up, in Boy Scouts, community service l, anytime I'd have the chance.

[QUOTE=MaxOfS2D;41930147]I'm genuinely surprised by this because the longer I stay on the Internet the longer I stay convinced of the opposite.[/QUOTE] The internet bring out the worst in people, I'm sure even some of the worst people you meet on the internet are nice people in reality.

[QUOTE=JoeSkylynx;41931271]Even in other political systems, people would still fight.[/QUOTE] Yes conflict is inevitable regardless of system.

[QUOTE=JustExtreme;41931166]While this makes sense, capitalism brings out the worst in people unfortunately.[/QUOTE] Capitalism is an economic system. Capitalism is not inherently bad.

Never mind

I'd believe this if everyone I knew weren't a bunch of pricks.

[QUOTE=Ryu-Gi;41930183]-Except for people with autism, of course. [highlight](User was banned for this post ("Dumb" - Craptasket))[/highlight][/QUOTE] [QUOTE=TH89;28139114]this is the story of a kid named ryu a true story, seriously, why would i lie dude? and i hope you don't get bored as i try to tell it to you this is much more than a haiku he liked to draw animes of elfs and shit w/questionable anatomy that we helped him with his goal was to render ladies so immaculate that when you saw them you felt like you could really grab a tit that's some nasty shit, a little bit creepy but in art school that shit isnt frowned on believe me so for ryu, gettin hella views it was easy if there's titties, people gonna peep it fasheezy okay early on nobody suspects a thing, all like "nice drawing man she's a sexy thing!" he's playing the art section and he's excelling but in a moment imma get into the second thing ryu ryu ryu, ryu gi people think you're creepy, and i agree all my friends, enemies, and i believe that your elf rape drawings are a sight to see ryu gi, what's your deal your stuff is really really creepy ryu gi, what's your deal your stuff is really really creepy ryu gi, what's your deal your stuff is really really creepy ryu gi, what's your deal your deal you're creepy fast forward, ryu's been posting threads for weeks and at this point i'm feeling type impelled to speak im like "ryu, i hate to be abrupt but yo that's a nice elf but you should think up some clothes if she's a warrior, you should make her armor less teeny or explain to me the virtue of an armored bikini fight a battle like that and she'll be armless and bleeding" but ryu was a little too far gone to believe me "not to fear" said he "it makes sense allow me to relate to you the storyline hence her name is selene, she was a priestess in a place where an elf brainwashed her to suck penis and get raped here's a picture from the time when she was weak and mindless willing to do anything to please his highness and though she escaped, she still dons the thong as a reminder of the days when she was on his dong" ryu ryu ryu, ryu gi people think you're creepy, and i agree all my friends, enemies, and i believe that your elf rape drawings are a sight to see ryu gi, what's your deal your stuff is really really creepy ryu gi, what's your deal your stuff is really really creepy ryu gi, what's your deal your stuff is really really creepy ryu gi, what's your deal your deal you're creepy from this point forward, he had a reputation as the kid who drew all the forced elf fornication but he kept posting that shit like he was on a roll every indignant explanation dug him deeper in the hole we said ryu ryu ryu, ryu gi we all think you're creepy, can't you see? and wait kid, just before you answer, we don't want to hear you try to justify your fan-tasies quoth ryu, "i don't know why yall are acting that way i mean who DOESN'T want to see a woman trapped and enslaved? stop hating, you will never stem my creativity! by the way, you know what's hot? that new movie 'captivity'" the climax: his creepiness triumphantly rampant, we said "that's the last straw kid" and somebody banned him but he's still creepin, never is his perv game sloppy somewhere he's out there stalkin a bird named coffey ryu ryu ryu, ryu gi people think you're creepy, and i agree all my friends, enemies, and i believe that your elf rape drawings are a sight to see ryu gi, what's your deal your stuff is really really creepy ryu gi, what's your deal your stuff is really really creepy ryu gi, what's your deal your stuff is really really creepy ryu gi, what's your deal your deal you're creepy [/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=Sobotnik;41931782]Capitalism is an economic system. Capitalism is not inherently bad.[/QUOTE] It's like Water or Food, in the right amounts they're good. But too much and too little and it causes bad problems. Just like any other economic model.

[QUOTE=Reshy;41932421]It's like Water or Food, in the right amounts they're good. But too much and too little and it causes bad problems. Just like any other economic model.[/QUOTE] I don't follow. You can't say these two models are good/bad in these amounts. You have to identify what makes a successful economic system.

[QUOTE=MaxOfS2D;41930147]I'm genuinely surprised by this because the longer I stay on the Internet the longer I stay convinced of the opposite.[/QUOTE] the internet creates the perfect barrier. Remember those old experiment with the electric buzzer. The net creates a massive chasm between the people on the opposite sides.

[QUOTE=Sobotnik;41931782]Capitalism is an economic system. Capitalism is not inherently bad.[/QUOTE] I also use it to refer to the autocratic hierarchy and domination (both in private sector institutions, and in public sector and government ones) that often accompanies it and the common attitude of valuing profit over people and their welfare.

[QUOTE=JustExtreme;41937934]I also use it to refer to the autocratic hierarchy and domination (both in private sector institutions, and in public sector and government ones) that often accompanies it and the common attitude of valuing profit over people and their welfare.[/QUOTE] Well the definition of it is that the factors of production are privately owned, with goods and services sold on an open market to generate profit. The official definition of it does not include your one intending to make it sound bad.

Narcissists are not hardwired for empathy or friendship, so what the heck is this article saying? A healthy human brain likes to have friends and be nice to others? Uh... thank you captain obvious.

Huh. Then apparently the electrician was drunk as hell when mine was wired, because I find it nearly impossible to empathize with anyone I don't already like. And I don't enjoy socializing, either.

[QUOTE=Ryu-Gi;41930183]-Except for people with autism, of course. [highlight](User was banned for this post ("Dumb" - Craptasket))[/highlight][/QUOTE] Well, this ain't really that far off. Sure, having autism doesn't mean you're a cold-hearted motherfucker, but in the case of a very close relative of mine, it's true. Never seen such an emotionless son of a bitch. Treats the rest of his family like shit, considers property more important to him. Acts threatening all the time, one time he was just shouting and screaming at our family dog and I just went to his room and closed the god damn door and he just came rushing at me strangling me or something. Thank fuck he's gone. he moved to another place.

[QUOTE=MaxOfS2D;41930147]I'm genuinely surprised by this because the longer I stay on the Internet the longer I stay convinced of the opposite.[/QUOTE] Anonymity corrupts.

[QUOTE=Sobotnik;41939212]Well the definition of it is that the factors of production are privately owned, with goods and services sold on an open market to generate profit. The official definition of it does not include your one intending to make it sound bad.[/QUOTE] my biggest quandary when thinking about economic systems is that many of them rely upon the presupposition that consumers, laborers, business owners, and lawmakers are rational beings that make logical decisions. none of these are inherently true, and there are often many counter-examples to such a notion. it ends up coming down to fundamental philosophical problems whenever talking about government, and although economics and government are separate entities, they interact very frequently. one could obviously argue that certain systems could function if they were built purely as intended from the ground-up, but realistically, that isn't feasible. we're stuck with the poorly-built systems that we have today, and attempting to change them appropriately would be a monumentous task, especially considering that the only people with the power to make these changes are fairly happy with what they have and have already gone kind of loony.

[QUOTE=joes33431;41962795]my biggest quandary when thinking about economic systems is that many of them rely upon the presupposition that consumers, laborers, business owners, and lawmakers are rational beings that make logical decisions.[/quote] That's where behavioral economics is stepping into the fray. [quote]one could obviously argue that certain systems could function if they were built purely as intended from the ground-up, but realistically, that isn't feasible. we're stuck with the poorly-built systems that we have today, and attempting to change them appropriately would be a monumentous task, especially considering that the only people with the power to make these changes are fairly happy with what they have and have already gone kind of loony.[/QUOTE] Given what we have today, I would say the situation is improving. We know which economic systems are failure by basic experience with them (mercantilism, communism, laissez faire, heavy state control or intervention, etc). States can intervene in the economy a great deal, but in the end, it is the state which is ruled by economics, and so it should recognize that some things are simply beyond their scope. For instance, one cannot legislate the fields to produce more. You can force workers to make items in factories, but you can't force people to buy them. Remember, the first sign that an industry is dying, is when they try to protect themselves. Tariffs, subsidies, etc. The West is no longer a manufacturing powerhouse. Some people simply cannot accept such realities.