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"Haters gonna hate" I just read a summary of an article from the "Journal of personality and social psychology." Researchers interviewed 200 randomly selected people to measure their attitudes (positive or negative) about a variety of unrelated...
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DrWatson
70-79, M
17 replies 116 views Jun 25, 2020
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cheyster · 31-35, F
Interesting. Could it be that some people have a more negative based thought process where as others have a more positive thought process?
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Thenurturingoddess · 46-50, F
This couldn't be more altruistic "some people tend to like things, whereas others tend to dislike things."
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Wiseacre · F
People who think negatively have a more accurate weltanschauung than ppl who have 🌹 coloured glasses on.
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ninalanyon · 61-69, T
@Wiseacre It might be more accurate, but is it more useful? Does it contribute to the betterment of society or merely to the acceptance of its flaws?
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Wiseacre · F
@ninalanyon the latter
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FlowersNButterflies · 61-69, FVIP
"Wherever we go, there we are"! It is why the "geographical cure" only works for a short time and then fails.
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Elevatorpitches · F
There are many other even MORE social-psychological mechanisms going on here

no point simplifying things, it gets boring enough here anyway.

lol😂
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Piper · 61-69, F
Wow...quite a profound conclusion, I'd say. 🐸
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Peaches · F
Hahaha, 😁yeah I can see how it would relate!
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Elevatorpitches · F
well I guess that explains it.
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Butterflykisses24 · 56-60, F
Interesting 🙂🤓
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Justmeraeagain · 56-60, F
Wow! profound ending😏
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Shadyglow · F
no people who get bothered more often have been hurt more
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Wiseacre · F
True@Shadyglowsensitive nervous system!
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DrWatson · 70-79, M
@Shadyglow I am sure there is a good deal of truth to what you say. But I don't see how it contradicts the results of the study. The study does not pretend to explain why people are bothered. It just describes a pattern.
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Shadyglow · F
@Stereoguy this crap is why I'm not here 4 all practical purposes

HATERS were messed with as infants and children. NOW LEAVE ME ALONE cause I was one of them....
Nothing to "enjoy" here so I'm moving on😸
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