Conversely, one wonders, perhaps in dread, how those impulses are otherwise bein...

becquerel · on Sept 30, 2023

The writing of regex, presumably

Biologist123 · on Sept 30, 2023

MBA programmes?

petercooper · on Sept 30, 2023

My guess is it's like the psychology around https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broken_windows_theory or, more broadly, reflexivity and socialization.

People may not have any particular 'impulse' to violence in a stable, safe society, but may be all too ready to participate in violence in a violent society. Society does not solely reflect the people in it, people also reflect the society they're in.

baud147258 · on Sept 30, 2023

movies, video games, TV sports, snuff videos...

TheOtherHobbes · on Sept 30, 2023

Fintech