7/ I call this "shades of red" theory as opposed to shades of grey. To varying degrees a lot more people *want* to cause unnecessary pain
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18/ The most common form is NIMBYism/tribalism. For many, the ingroup is _formed_ in order to create an outgroup it's ok to hate and hurt
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19/ As a mostly-apathetic, I only came very reluctantly to this conclusion: that many actively enjoy causing/witnessing pain
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Which points to a theory of civilization: to expand the scope and dynamic range of sadism
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You were probably just getting there.
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dude. you’re in a dark place today. civics/morality is about overcoming that.
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17 grossly matches Catholic Church sexual abuse
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Or people have a different definition of civilization. They're "good" but minimizing pain isn't how good is achieved.
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yes--taking pain onto yourself (in modest ways eg. discipline, or in drastic ways eg. martyrdom) is critical
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