Yes, this is it exactly. I brought this up to a friend once who argued that making rape illegal doesn't stop people from doing it because anyone interested in such a depraved act is probably not law abiding. But that's not true at all. Severe punishments make the sociopath weigh the possible satisfaction against the…

If you don't mind me asking: does that apply to other people's actions as well? Do you ever experience moral outrage or righteous indignation towards something someone else has done?

You sound like you're rationalizing. Hitting someone until they're bruised is assault.

You mean availability bias?

Nothing unless they only discuss it here and only learn about it here*. I wouldn't call you a moron for discussing economics in a grocery store but I would call you a moron if you thought you could learn everything there is to know about economics in a grocery store. Jezebel is social, sometimes instructive but far…

Well she's probably 'missing' a lot of things.

I don't know, interstellar travel implies an above-average intellect and no one with two brain cells to rub together would use a 'celebrity, sex, fashion for women' site to learn about a sociopolitical concept.

Which part? I can't experience either myself, but I have enough common sense to not go around stabbing people.

It's well known that the patriarchy is harmful to both women and men. You aren't suggesting anything new.

the older sister who will have to live with what she did

What dichotomy? Do you even know what that word means? lol

I'm back and forth on this. He does look like a pretty girl and it is funny in the context of his ultra-macho persona. There are plenty of other actors who have feminine features but don't get shit for it. I don't think it's just the femininity, I think it's the femininity in spite of an almost cartoonish desire to…

5? Nah, kindergarten aged kids and elementary school have lots of empathy. More than teenagers iirc. It's the age where they begin to care about their friends and other people's feelings. Honestly 5-11 encompasses vastly different stages of development so very littl applies to all of them.

Yeah, I can see that. I'm good with all kids and I can definitely talk to tweens, I just don't enjoy it really. For some reason, listening to someone describe the first time they see a bubble is so much more interesting than who has a crush on who.

Oh, you're talking about benevolent sexism. Men feel like they need to defend women because the Patriarchy treats women like helpless infants.

I don't know, that assumes every dude is big, tough and knows how to defend himself. I don't want help from someone who is just going to get his ass kicked, I'd rather run.

Yeah that's it I think. That perfect storm of low impulse control, low empathy and being really concerned with fitting in and finding their place. I wouldn't be surprised if most people who were bullied had their most miserable experiences in middle school. I lucked out, but I remember seeing some girls (and boys)…

Shout out to the journalist for sitting through such insipid conversations. Tweens are my least favorite age group. They're too old to learn as quickly and be as inquisitive as very young children but too young to really *know* anything (while obviously thinking they know everything.) I've worked with every age group…

I don't know why I get so much satisfaction out of the acne on his chin. It's like 'see that? You can be rich as god and still have pimples!!!11!'

ahhhhhh this entire thing drives me insane. I write fiction and sometimes YA and any other author pitching a Dystopia right now would get laughed out of the room. Who the fuck is this guy blowing. IDGI.