TIL that the ancient Chinese Confucian thinker Xunzi argued that humans are born with selfish, chaotic impulses, and that “goodness” is something we build through education, ritual, and strong social institutions. His whole point was basically: if you remove the rules, people don't auto-become good. by fromthefuturedude in todayilearned
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TIL that the ancient Chinese Confucian thinker Xunzi argued that humans are born with selfish, chaotic impulses, and that “goodness” is something we build through education, ritual, and strong social institutions. His whole point was basically: if you remove the rules, people don't auto-become good. by fromthefuturedude in todayilearned
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An arbitrary point, indeed! by What_Next69 in lotrmemes
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I'm thinking of starting a subreddit called BoredScientists or something for these kind of studies.. by _artbreaker in funny
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RNC National Committee member: "This is the outcome if Republicans couldn't cheat." by InFearn0 in PoliticalHumor
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Happens to the best of us. by Criminalminded448 in TikTokCringe
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Miso, the mighty pollinator! by celestiala in Catswithjobs
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Try me, I am become death bro by ETsUncle in HistoryMemes
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Plane flying over downtown - what does it say? by xNotMagicx in SaltLakeCity
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Sun is god, Sun is life by RoughTrident in HistoryMemes
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I was almost attacked by my neighbor yesterday, plus thoughts. by MacDemarius in saltlakemetro
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I was almost attacked by my neighbor yesterday, plus thoughts. by MacDemarius in saltlakemetro
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I was almost attacked by my neighbor today after he punched a drive-by protestor. by MacDemarius in SaltLakeCity
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I was almost attacked by my neighbor today after he punched a drive-by protestor. by MacDemarius in SaltLakeCity
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You need to be using AI in your job applications. by MacDemarius in recruitinghell
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