Phil Landmeier @shuttersparks@social.cleverlibre.org

It's not a time-bomb. The bomb is already going off.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/un-calls-mass-fossil-fuel-shutdowns-prevent-climate-time-bomb

@arjun @CaliGal@mstdn.party @flexghost Yes it does. Also, the finding wasn't "inflexible" hard-wiring. That was never said. It describes tendencies.

For example, when people are presented with something weird and unfamiliar, some instinctively react with fear and some react with curiosity. This is the kind of difference described by the finding. These can be overridden by training and experience but who is going to do the training. Why should people want to change?

@KimPerales Governments will never learn, apparently. The ancient Chinese wrote about this.

What happens when you outlaw something that people want? Does it change the behavior? No. All that happens is you create a new class of criminals where there was none before and you drive the behavior underground.

This has been true for thousands of years. Yet, those who wish to control people continue to believe they can change behavior by outlawing. You can't. People do what they want, regardless of the law. They obey the laws they agree with because they want to.

A big downside to outlawing is that every time you outlaw something that people want to do, it reduces overall respect for the law and contributes to creating a scofflaw society. The advice from the ancient Chinese? Don't create stupid laws because they will be ignored and you will lose the respect of the people.

@CaliGal@mstdn.party @flexghost Yes, this would be the approach of an enlightened society, which we are not.

@CaliGal@mstdn.party @flexghost Yes, that study came out quite a while back. It's interesting that it didn't get much coverage in the news.

It's kind of depressing, though, because it means we're stuck with this hardware problem until the human species evolves it out of the gene pool.

@HamonWry How how long did it take you to recover?

@CaliGal@mstdn.party @flexghost it's probably more like a personality disorder. But in any case they are attracted to the Republican party. Just like control freaks and the insecure are attracted to law enforcement.

@CaliGal@mstdn.party @flexghost It's all the same thing, all interconnected. They want the thrill of doing something forbidden and getting away with it, so it's important that a bunch of things be forbidden by society. So lots of strict religion and phony morals are needed. Then, when they do those things, it's human nature to accuse others of doing those forbidden things in order to misdirect attention away from oneself.

@ai6yr Yes, the hive is warm. I kept a hive of bees 20 years ago and learned so much. Domestic bees really are domesticated. They learn to recognize you, they know you.

On a cold night you can warm your hands on the hive. On a cold day if you hold your hands near the entrance to the hive, some will come out and gather on your hands because they're warm.

Keeping that hive was one of the most fascinating and enjoyable things I've ever done.