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>Reduced inhibition does not support the thesis of increased agression, unless you define aggression to refer to "aggression shown". I mean overall increased o
by tyingq 5y ago
>Reduced inhibition does not support the thesis of increased agression, unless you define aggression to refer to "aggression shown".
I mean overall increased opportunity for violence. Less inhibition might mean I'm more likely to say "fuck off" to someone rather than just think it. Which could lead somewhere.
- seigando 5y agoThat's indicative of underlying aggression and can't be extrapolated to other cultures.
- tyingq 5y agoI guess, but I'm curious what culture has no aggression at all.
- seigando 5y agoProbably depends on how specific you get with the term aggression
- tyingq 5y agoIt sounds like there's a suggestion that cultures where alcohol has no notable effect on overall violence. I'm curious what culture that is.
- seigando 5y agoidk maybe mormon culture?
- bananabreakfast 5y agolook at japan. Salarymen get shitfaced on the regular, but you don't hear about drunken street fights in Tokyo do you?
- adrianN 5y agoI don't hear about drunken street fights in the US either, probably because I don't consume the local media and street fights don't make it to the international news section.
- thaumasiotes 5y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naked_Empire https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naked_Empire