What are some examples of people making sacrifices lower on the Maslow hierarchy (food, safety etc) to gain things higher up (love, belonging, self-actualization)?
We've overused the stale go-hungry-for-TV example.
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Badically any violent grab (sacrifice safety)for power, right?
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not necessarily, that could be NPV rational (long-term higher safety). Extreme sports are a better example.
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But the desire to grab power isn’t often about future safety, it’s generally about future glory with the acceptance that you too will meet a violent end. I agree re: exreme sports
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