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Tootbsb

(94 posts) Mon Mar 31, 2025, 09:56 AM Mar 31

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What is wrong with it. [View all]

If a monkey hoarded more bananas than it could eat, while most of the other monkeys starved, scientists would study that monkey to see what is wrong with it. When humans exhibit this same behavior, we put them on the cover of Forbes magazine.

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What is wrong with it. [View all] Tootbsb Mar 31 OP

monkeys are smarter than people - and they'd take care of the problem. harumph Mar 31 #1

Yup. Read some Frans de Waal to find out how they treat a fellow who cheats them. erronis Mar 31 #3

They're smarter at being monkeys than people are at being people. Iggo Mar 31 #8

Wetiko...the virus of selfishness... MiHale Mar 31 #2

Thank you for the informative post! WestMichRad Mar 31 #9

They wouldn't just study that one monkey SCantiGOP Mar 31 #4

Excellent point! Picaro Mar 31 #5

The answer is in ownership... Moostache Mar 31 #6

"When they own the information, they can bend it all they want" Tootbsb Mar 31 #7

We do it with other things drmeow Mar 31 #10

When you're raised by a narcissist you learn how damaging selfishness is. rickyhall Mar 31 #11

In so many brutal ways. Tootbsb Apr 1 #12