Seeing someone charitably requires a balancing act between taking them seriously and trying to see the good in them.
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Is there ever a satisfactory answer to questions about what motivated a mass shooter? There is, but it’s not what you think.
Unfairness alone is upsetting enough to drive people to punish lucky recipients of unfair outcomes.
Why altruism is in shorter supply than the industry wants you to believe
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