2019-Feb-13

https://aeon.co/ideas/the-bad-news-on-human-nature-in-10-findings-from-psychology?__s=12xy3otbpaqaeckpabvz

The bad news on human nature, in 10 findings from psychology

• We view minorities and the vulnerable as less than human. 
• We experience Schadenfreude (pleasure at another person’s distress)
• We believe in karma 
• We are blinkered and dogmatic. 
• We would rather electrocute ourselves than spend time in our own thoughts. 
• We are vain and overconfident. 
• We are moral hypocrites. 
• We are all potential trolls. 
• We favour ineffective leaders with psychopathic traits. 
• We are sexually attracted to people with dark personality traits. 

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