> "...taking the path of least intellectual and emotional resistance is fundamental to human nature. There is a positive feedback loop..." I agree that both of

> "...taking the path of least intellectual and emotional resistance is fundamental to human nature. There is a positive feedback loop..." I agree that both of those appear to be fundamental elements of human psychology. Fortunately, we're also have the ability to counteract this, either individually via self-reflection, or more easily, through feedback from others. We can be aware of these tendencies and work to counteract them. If the community has a common goal to do so, to encourage the "better angels of our nature" as it were, we can do better together than we may find it easy to do on our own. And that doesn't have to be a pretense. It can be an explicit, earnest value.