Why we do these things

[KFatal]

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[nail_polish]

to show our affluence and make others jealous so we can boost our own low self esteems

 

[CalcuoCuchicheo]

Show affluence - that's a good one.

It's only natural to show off, every animal does it, it's natural.

People follow fashion because everyone has the desire to fit in, be liked, be attractive etc.

As for why we want to be 'different', we all want to be individual & believe that we are not influenced by anything other than our own likes & dislikes - obviously this is doomed to fail.

Why do we want to 'be hard' - survival. It's in an animal's best interest to be feared. Obviously we are civilised now, but we are still influenced by the parts of our brains which deal with 'primitive behaviour'.

Basically, if you look hard enough, you'll find mostly all our behaviour & desires parallel those of other animals. There is much of us that is predefined by thousands of years of human life. (Obviously there are those who do not wish to believe this, see the 'individual' bit.)

 

[THA_DAN]

^^well said

it's all psychology u know, we talk about this kind of shit everyday in class

 

[nail_polish]

also i think its natural that people seek attention...in order to exist in this world you need others to affirm your existence...which is why the worse way to slowly kill someone to death is by ignoring them...they will die of mental anguish far more painful than the shredding of flesh by blade...

didnt they have a study where monkeys went mad if they were deprived of each other to touchy feely?

 

[CalcuoCuchicheo]

didnt they have a study where monkeys went mad if they were deprived of each other to touchy feely?

I think this is true. Although monkeys incorporate 'touchy feeliness' into their society more than we do, we are essentially 'family' animals - I don't know the correct term for this, it's like 'pack' animals but not quite the same.