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I recommend reading about the famous Mouse Utopia Experiment, you may be interested in it

• TrispusAttucks 6y ago
  For those curious here is a wikipedia article on Behavior Sink [1] related to the findings from the mentioned experiment. To summarize: Even in a society where all the basic needs of survival are met overpopulation will cause the society to devolve and collapse from overcrowding and psychopathy. If you find this interesting you may want to search for the strong correlation between urban population density and increased levels of mental illness. [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behavioral_sink https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behavioral_sink
  • agency 6y ago
    Interesting stuff but I would question how much you can infer about our society based on rodent behavior.
    • lotsofpulp 6y ago
      I wonder if the rodents in the experiment had access to birth control.
    • TrispusAttucks 6y ago
      Probably not too much but definitely not none.
• ajuc 6y ago
  Mouse utopia was basically a prison. I don't think the fact that people get depression when in prison is a revelation.