Sure, I don't really want to spend time finding sources. It's meant as a comment, and I would point to history but for every example there is going to be some r

Sure, I don't really want to spend time finding sources. It's meant as a comment, and I would point to history but for every example there is going to be some rebuttal of why in that instance it didn't work. To me it's quite clear, not just from an individual psychological perspective, but also from a system level perspective, when you reward the masses for suffering, you will get more suffering, and more centralized authority that can be corrupted.