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To extrapolate this, people have taken advantage of other peoples' weaknesses. Gambling, drug addictions, suicidal thoughts...everyone has a weakness that can b

by vecinu 14y ago

To extrapolate this, people have taken advantage of other peoples' weaknesses. Gambling, drug addictions, suicidal thoughts...everyone has a weakness that can be exploited. I reiterate your statement; exploiting that vulnerability IS to blame and should not be applauded.

smokeyj 14y ago
Can exploiting human nature be a positive thing? If looking healthy to attract the opposite sex can encourages people to work out, is that exploiting our "simple" sexual nature? To me, pretending to have a girlfriend seems as deceitful as dying your hair. Now, I've never done either so I can't say for certain. Furthermore, if your perception of someone changes because they're in a relationship, then maybe you should be exploited. You'll then realize you should valuate a person based on who they are, not their relationship status - and maybe you'll be better off. Or maybe I'm trying too hard to rationalize this behavior lol
- VMG 14y ago
  > To me, pretending to have a girlfriend seems as deceitful as dying your hair. To most people, it isn't. If you going to "social hack", better know what to expect.
- TeMPOraL 14y ago
  There's a concept called "lie". Dying your hair is cosmetics. Saying you're in relationship when you're not is a lie.
  - Draiken 14y ago
    It's still just a lie. A cosmetic lie, but a lie. Are fake breasts less fake than a fake girlfriend? They're all just lies used by these people to get whatever they want from it. Of course this is horrible, but it's funny how people don't think fake breasts, makeup or photoshop on personal pictures are also horrible. In those cases they are just tools, right? Hypocrisy is the name of this age.
    - TeMPOraL 14y ago
      There's a difference. Fake breasts and makeup fall into the same bucket as actually having a girlfriend. Telling everyone you have a girlfriend when you don't is another bucket. When a woman surgically enhances her breasts, she has bigger breasts, so she's not lying. She would be if, when asked, she would tell people that they are natural.
    - recursive 14y ago
      Dyed hair is only a lie if you claim that it's not.
- mistercow 14y ago
  >Can exploiting human nature be a positive thing? It becomes a matter of semantics. Certainly human nature can be used in positive ways. There are techniques you can use to hack on your own brain. For example, if you want to become more conscientious and involved in improving society, signing petitions and donating to charities is a way that you can trick your brain into making you do so. Merely writing down statements and signing your name to them can actually cause you to change your beliefs. But I don't know if "exploit" is the best word for that.

by vecinu 14y ago

smokeyj 14y ago

Can exploiting human nature be a positive thing? If looking healthy to attract the opposite sex can encourages people to work out, is that exploiting our "simple" sexual nature? To me, pretending to have a girlfriend seems as deceitful as dying your hair. Now, I've never done either so I can't say for certain. Furthermore, if your perception of someone changes because they're in a relationship, then maybe you should be exploited. You'll then realize you should valuate a person based on who they are, not their relationship status - and maybe you'll be better off. Or maybe I'm trying too hard to rationalize this behavior lol

VMG 14y ago
> To me, pretending to have a girlfriend seems as deceitful as dying your hair. To most people, it isn't. If you going to "social hack", better know what to expect.
TeMPOraL 14y ago
There's a concept called "lie". Dying your hair is cosmetics. Saying you're in relationship when you're not is a lie.
- Draiken 14y ago
  It's still just a lie. A cosmetic lie, but a lie. Are fake breasts less fake than a fake girlfriend? They're all just lies used by these people to get whatever they want from it. Of course this is horrible, but it's funny how people don't think fake breasts, makeup or photoshop on personal pictures are also horrible. In those cases they are just tools, right? Hypocrisy is the name of this age.
  - TeMPOraL 14y ago
    There's a difference. Fake breasts and makeup fall into the same bucket as actually having a girlfriend. Telling everyone you have a girlfriend when you don't is another bucket. When a woman surgically enhances her breasts, she has bigger breasts, so she's not lying. She would be if, when asked, she would tell people that they are natural.
  - recursive 14y ago
    Dyed hair is only a lie if you claim that it's not.
mistercow 14y ago
>Can exploiting human nature be a positive thing? It becomes a matter of semantics. Certainly human nature can be used in positive ways. There are techniques you can use to hack on your own brain. For example, if you want to become more conscientious and involved in improving society, signing petitions and donating to charities is a way that you can trick your brain into making you do so. Merely writing down statements and signing your name to them can actually cause you to change your beliefs. But I don't know if "exploit" is the best word for that.