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> With regards to changes in willpower, that seems like a strong assertion, got any sources on that? How is it a strong assertion that willpower HAS NOT change
by pmarreck 4y ago
> With regards to changes in willpower, that seems like a strong assertion, got any sources on that?
How is it a strong assertion that willpower HAS NOT changed? Isn’t that the null hypothesis? It seems to me that you’d need evidence that it HAS changed
- switchbak 4y agoTake a look at your average individual from 100 or so years ago: probably working a manual job, lived through a depression and world war. Life was certainly harder for most in many basic ways. Obviously not true for all, but generally speaking quality of life has improved a lot. Our culture is light years away from that in terms of the resilience that's generally expected from people. Yes, I think it's fair to question the assumption that willpower has not changed.