Post No.: 1004 Furrywisepuppy says: Following a mass shooting incident, some urge for fewer guns in civilian hands so that there are fewer guns that can do any shooting. Simultaneously, others urge for more guns in civilian hands … Read More
Post No.: 0998 Furrywisepuppy says: The free movement of labour usually overall expands the pie rather than shrinks it. In the UK, before and after Brexit, immigrants didn’t and don’t claim more in welfare benefits than born-and-bred British … Read More
Post No.: 0985 Fluffystealthkitten says: Our brains seek associations between things, and form generalisations from them as cognitive shortcuts e.g. one experience of seeing and smelling poo on a pandanus fruit (or something else you’ve never eaten before) … Read More
Post No.: 0977 Furrywisepuppy says: Cultures aren’t passed on genetically. So, say, a person born to Indonesian parents isn’t automatically going to recognise every Indonesian tradition if they weren’t taught them. Understanding this, anyone, regardless of their ethnicity, … Read More
Post No.: 0967 Furrywisepuppy says: Before anyone tries to come up with a solution to a complex problem – we must first identify every stakeholder involved or affected by that situation. Without doing so, we cannot really find … Read More
Post No.: 0938 Fluffystealthkitten says: Some issues are just biological and are nobody’s fault but I agree that human females culturally receive a worse deal than human males overall. Plenty can and should be blamed on men for … Read More
Post No.: 0926 Furrywisepuppy says: Being kind is more important than being clever. Well it is socially intelligent to overall be kind. Social animals dominate the top 5 lists of smartest animals in the animal kingdom (although … Read More
Post No.: 0913 Furrywisepuppy says: Making charitable donations isn’t irrational – but if our aim is to save as many unfortunate lives as possible with our donations, we frequently make irrational choices. (We also often similarly behave irrationally … Read More
Post No.: 0902 Furrywisepuppy says: Charities and publicly-funded projects and institutions are important in civilised communities. Not all businesses that are highly profitable are good for society (e.g. firearms retailers), and not all institutions that operate at a … Read More
Post No.: 0896 Furrywisepuppy says: All genders get bullied, pretty and ugly people get bullied, short and tall people get bullied, studious and slack people get bullied… And almost anyone can turn into a bully sometimes. Even … Read More
Post No.: 0889 Fluffystealthkitten says: The occasional row is pretty much inevitable in any family relationship or friendship – it’s how they’re handled and how we mend any rifts that most matters. It should be logical that the … Read More
Post No.: 0883 Fluffystealthkitten says: Regarding bullying and harassment, particularly in schools – some bystanders to incidents outwardly appear to side with the bullies in order to not be a target of them themselves. But these self-preservation strategies … Read More
Post No.: 0874 Fluffystealthkitten says: ‘Interpersonal racism’ occurs between individuals whenever racist beliefs lead to racist acts, like one person/group attacking someone’s shop merely because of the latter’s skin colour. ‘Institutional racism’ describes how ostensibly neutral-appearing policies … Read More
Post No.: 0858 Furrywisepuppy says: Protests generally have a low success rate – at least in directly influencing incumbent politicians and existing laws. When uncompromising demands meet uncompromising counter-demands, we get nowhere. They may influence how the electorate … Read More
Post No.: 0846 Fluffystealthkitten says: We routinely make suppositions about other people’s motives and thoughts – but we shouldn’t suppose our suppositions are correct, or that our suppositions matter even if they are accurate. Unless we sense a … Read More
Post No.: 0824 Furrywisepuppy says: Despite the health and happiness benefits of generosity – including the ‘helper’s high’ felt by the giver and the disproportionate level of joy felt by the recipient of even a quick, simple and … Read More
Post No.: 0811 Furrywisepuppy says: Nature seeks a balance between ‘hawks’ (defectors, conflict-seekers or free-riders) and ‘doves’ (collaborators or cooperators). And evolution has worked out that the best strategy isn’t all about conflict or direct competition – in … Read More
Post No.: 0798 Furrywisepuppy says: Interpersonal conflict is almost inevitable in both social and work life; and we’re usually most upset by the adversarial interactions we have with those who are most important to us. Workplace disharmonies typically … Read More
Post No.: 0772 Furrywisepuppy says: Often when things go wrong, there’s no one to blame, at least individually or as a sole group. Some things are just unfortunate and couldn’t have been reasonably foreseen. Even sensible decisions can … Read More
Post No.: 0762 Furrywisepuppy says: In serious arguments, I don’t know anyone who’s ever been intellectually persuaded by a point because it was shouted at them. Shouting is more of an intimidation tactic to try to forcefully get … Read More
