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* Most people don't seek richness or power, they are content with their situation | * Most people don't seek richness or power, they are content with their situation | ||
* As a corollary, people who seek richness or power need other people to reach their goal. My belief is that they're basically predatory sociopaths (army, country leaders, politicians, traders, etc.). | * As a corollary, people who seek richness or power need other people to reach their goal. My belief is that they're basically predatory sociopaths (army, country leaders, politicians, traders, etc.). | ||
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| + | * People look for sense (life goal), if they can't find it they default to faith | ||
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| + | * People have the capacity of "having faith", believing something without any proof of existence. That's something I can't understand at all as it apparently requires the capacity of lying to oneself (self deception). | ||
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* People obey peer pressure, which is a strong influence in our modern society | * People obey peer pressure, which is a strong influence in our modern society | ||
Revision as of 23:13, 31 July 2015
Random facts about people I've noticed, collected or collated along the years... Normally analytical but not always completely objective.
- Singular people are usually okay
- People as a group are usually dumb as shit
- Gaussian distribution of behaviors (although tempting, I can't find any correlation with IQ):
- Extreme conservative, reactionary (low percentile) => will do anything to prevent change
- Regular conservative (medium percentile) => prefer to prevent change (usually, people that fear something and like the comfort of their situation) (wealthy?)
- Standard (majority) => will do what they think is most sensible depending on the situation
- Regular revolutionary (medium percentile) => encourage change (scientists, artists, thinkers, entrepreneurs)
- Extreme revolutionary (low percentile) => will do anything to change things
- Most people are fundamentally "honest" or naive in that they believe what other people will tell them (deception is not a natural trait, it is learned)
- That explains why rotten politicians get re-elected every 5 years based on false promises
- Most people don't seek richness or power, they are content with their situation
- As a corollary, people who seek richness or power need other people to reach their goal. My belief is that they're basically predatory sociopaths (army, country leaders, politicians, traders, etc.).
- It seems most people have a strong need to be remembered (fear of death, insignificance, can't accept randomness of life and the Universe)
- People look for sense (life goal), if they can't find it they default to faith
- People have the capacity of "having faith", believing something without any proof of existence. That's something I can't understand at all as it apparently requires the capacity of lying to oneself (self deception).
- People obey peer pressure, which is a strong influence in our modern society
- People can easily fall for their low instincts: voyeurism, lust, hubris, apathy, envy (the very sins of the bible)
- TV counts on that and reinforces that! Especially envy.
- It looks like most people like shiny stuff (diamonds, gems, cars, glitter, etc.). Personally I find this quite crude...
- People need a private place, somewhere secure where they can feel at home, undisturbed, secure
- Nature (genetic traits):
- Nurture (acquired, cultural traits):