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Umm, what??? That's pointless...
LeeC:
huh, found the video
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Nh3kWWFsSgAt first I thought he kept his forearms under arms hidden so she can't see the blades, but after watching the video, yeah I'm still trying to figure it out.
jwhouk:
It's in his bones. Don't you read? ;)
Carl-E:
So they even make the noise. Something tells me this was a set-up...
Also, Russian!
And I think he's getting them from under the table. He spends a good bit of time looking there when he first sits down.
Papersatan:
It doesn't matter if most people rationally think that providing money to beggars is a bad idea, or if these particular beggars *need* the money, we live in a society which values generosity/caring about others and there is social utility in appearing to have those values (I'd argue that the need to defend not giving them change is actually evidence of this). Not giving them money isn't a sign that you are not these things, but having others see you give them money, or attempt to has a social reward of others thinking more highly of you. If you start to pay attention, to yourself or to others, you will notice a strange trend of people patting a pocket, but not making eye contact or even breaking stride. They are not looking for change, they are attempting to get the benefit of complying with the norm without the cost. Again, it's not a deliberate "I'm going to trick people into thinking I care" thing, it's a result of social pressure to conform with norms.
Another example: next time you are on crowded public transportation and someone gives up their seat for an elderly person, watch the leg muscles of the people seated around them. Chances are someone will flex as though they were "just about to get up but you beat me to it!". They didn't want to give up their seat, and likely would not have, but, once the cost of having to stand is taken away, they will give token compliance to the norm, and likely receive the social benefit from those around them.
I don't want to derail this thread by making too many points, so here is a cat:
Is it cold in here?:
--- Quote from: pwhodges on 13 Sep 2013, 09:32 ---Excreted gut bacteria are as harmless as they come. There are better reasons for washing your hands at that stage.
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An enormous amount of public health work has gone into safe disposal of excreted gut bacteria. They cause a lot of trouble in the wrong places.
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