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subzero112001 t1_j6759ro wrote

Reply to comment by calguy1955 in A lot of people take kindness for weakness, that’s why costumer service workers get mistreated. by PokeManiac16

Taking advantage of something exhibiting an apparent weakness is a basic law of nature. Welcome to planet earth.

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lucpet t1_j67j9gk wrote

Granted, but it is also something that can also bite you in the arse if you assume too much lol

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Excludos t1_j67suvs wrote

It very much is not. One of the core reasons humans have evolved is because of our ability to take care of each other. We don't leave our weakest to die like Zebras

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Hardcorish t1_j67v5mk wrote

You're right, however this does happen on an individual level. Some people absolutely perceive weakness in others and take advantage by harming/robbing/sexuall assaulting them etc. Take a look in any prison and you'll see this in plain view. It happens on the street as well but prison is the most obvious example.

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Excludos t1_j687tu4 wrote

As with everything; it varies. I don't think prison is necessarily the best representation of the average individual on the planet. But it's definitively a good insight into how some of us behaves

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Hardcorish t1_j68e5my wrote

For sure. I only used it as a go-to example precisely because of how overt the behavior is in there. You put a bunch of violent convicts into a confined space and the strongest inevitably will prey on anyone that shows weakness, from their perspective.

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ResponsibleShampoo t1_j68nudc wrote

How about humans relationship to every other creature on the planet? It is either exploited, very cute or culled.

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subzero112001 t1_j6c5y4j wrote

“We don’t leave our weakest to die”

Yes, poor people live amazing lives. /s

Also, the way how humans treat inferior animal on the planet is based upon us taking advantage of our superiority.

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Letmepatyourcat t1_j67uzhv wrote

Rousseau would say otherwise

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Fghsses t1_j6a3tee wrote

Rousseau was wrong. Hobbes was right.

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Letmepatyourcat t1_j6ajzi7 wrote

This mf likes that totalitarian shit amiright, that dictatorshit straight up buzzin - hobbes

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subzero112001 t1_j6c67v6 wrote

Then Rousseau was blind and deaf. Because apparently they never saw how humans take advantage of animals(aka weaker beings).

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A-B_D t1_j69k8j8 wrote

i think what makes us humans is our ability to think about each other and care about each others feelings, and like feel. and is everything that is "in nature" morally right? do u need to take advantage of ppls weaknesses to survive? maybe ur insecurities do

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subzero112001 t1_j6c6kx0 wrote

“Need to take advantage”

Nah you don’t NEED to. But humans do.

Have you seen how humans treat all the other animals on this planet? The ones that are “inferior” to us? We take advantage of them all the time.

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iFlyskyguy t1_j69raft wrote

We're not animals jerk off. We're human beings. We evolved past the need to prey on the weak. Maybe you missed the boat on that one

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subzero112001 t1_j6c736a wrote

“We’re not animals”

Yes we are.

“We evolved past the need to prey on the weak”

No we haven’t. We prey on the other animals on this planet day in and day out.

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