What human trait would you most like to understand?
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Feelings vs. Behavior.
A lot of times, people truly have loving feelings for other people, yet they behave in ways that drive others away.
People like their jobs, yet put forth minimal effort.
People don't want certain men or women to have feelings for them, yet they lead them on.
I would like to better understand why people behave in ways that are contradictory to how they feel...
Confusion.
why some people dont have a guilty conscience
Attraction, then we could figure out why women almost always marry the macho bad boys, who seem to make the worst husbands.
Materialism. I used to think it meant something. Then i grew up and realised we are brain washed into thinking logos/brands etc elevate our status as human beings. What is it all about really??
loss of loved ones
why guys think of all the time like sex
Contempt. It's said that familiarity breeds contempt, and Goffman's studies of married couples conclude that contempt is what screws up relationships for the most part. I know it happens in my own nature, despite my best efforts to keep it at bay. It REALLY gets in the way of connection, y'know? The best I can do is to recognize it and own it, and keep reminding myself of where I'd rather be in my thoughts and feelings about other people. But why does it even have to happen? It creates *such* misery in the world, this comparison / judgement nonsense that requires us to diminish others in order to feel okay about ourselves. Yccch.
Manipulation, especially when a girl uses it.
Hatred
Have you ever known someone (or maybe yourself) that has engaged in self-destructive behavior? I'd like to know why people make the wrong choices when all evidence is clear they should do otherwise. Some examples of obvious bad choices: start smoking when you are old enough to know better---
doing stupid stunts when there is nothing to gain by doing it except pain---
unsafe sex...
Choose the wrong mate...
Hang out where you'll get into trouble or will get violations..
There are many, many more and I admit to some dumb moves myself. Even so, I don't understand why some people seem to set themselves up for failure.
Love. Passion and why it fades.
Hypocrisy. Or that some people can hunt. For sport. That sickens me. If you must kill for food and survival, then go ahead. But just to have an animal head mounted on your wall? That's just pitiful.
our need to rebel.
The act of destorying our own habitat, going against your gut, and of course empathy.
Why they feel the need to tear down rainforests to build us stuff that we really dont need.
Narcissism... I know a guy who is so in love with himself he doesn't care who he hurts just to make his own ego bigger. I don't get it.
GREED!
Wahoo!!
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