Humans are born selfish but also social. We're wired _against_ doing these kinds of things. And even when someone has a desire to cause mass harm, fear and self

Humans are born selfish but also social. We're wired _against_ doing these kinds of things. And even when someone has a desire to cause mass harm, fear and self-interest usually stop them. I liked a comment a few days ago about hostile actors on the internet versus meatspace: "I asked about the security systems governing walking around in the hallway - was there any physical impediment preventing one person from punching, kicking, throwing a rock at another? Of course not - the security is socially constructed. Norms, consequences, etc, that on balance seemed to work out pretty effectively. I tried to make a case that security inside a local network of the size and scope of our school board was also ~90% social construction, but the student really struggled with it. There was a strong belief that because it was computers, you were expected to exploit it if it were vulnerable." https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37279333 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37279333