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Jeff "never puts away anything, especially oven mitts" Cliff, Bringer of Nightmares π¦π π±π§π§― π¨π¦ @[email protected] Β·takeaway from lecture 20 of #humanbehaviouralbiology / #bio150
1) when he says 'desert people' think #islam. ie : monotheism, desert culture both hallmarks of aggression as default.
2) "cultures that have strong histories and/or myths of victimization, and strong values of retribution are extremely violent societies and really bad news as neighbours" #SJWs
3) all cultures seemed to converge on a rate of #altruisticpunishment - ie punishing cheaters.
4) antisocial punisning: punishing people who are too generous:
high: greece, UAE <- more willing to punish someone for being generous than for someone cheating on a social contract, very low social capital
middle: slavs, most of the middle east, korea, turkey
low: US, scandinavia <- higher social capital????
5) https://youtu.be/BqP4_4kr7-0?list=PL848F2368C90DDC3D&t=3531
this real "wag the dog" story circa 1990