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Natural selection. At a young age, some people know how to control their feelings, others don't. The ones who can't then die from road rage or similar, leaving
by amarant 5y ago
Natural selection. At a young age, some people know how to control their feelings, others don't. The ones who can't then die from road rage or similar, leaving only the ones with at least a modicum of self control in the older age groups.
Basically, it's survivor bias, but literally.
- exegete 5y agoHow many people do you think die from road rage (or similar) annually? How do you account for all the people who couldn’t handle their emotions when young and now can when older?
- Kye 5y agoAll the older people who go on tantrums at retail and food service workers throw a monkey into this theory.
- kulig 5y agoIn my experience, a tendency to lash out at others also comes with an exagerated sense of self preservation.
- amarant 5y agoNah, natural selection sometimes works slowly, and it's not infallible, it's all about probabilities. Old people who are angry throws a wrench in the original statement, not this explanation of it.