• 1 Post
  • 101 Comments
Joined 1 year ago
cake
Cake day: July 3rd, 2023

help-circle













  • There was a related one where they put bananas (or other tasty treats) in an enclosure, just out of reach, with a group of 5 or 6 primates. Every time they went to get it, they sprayed them all with water or did something else to prevent them taking it. Eventually they stopped trying. Then, they’d rotate out one, and the new individual would go for the treat, and the others would then stop them, sometimes violently (so they wouldn’t all be punushed). The new individual soon stopped doing this. Then they rotate out ALL the primates, one at a time. Soon, they group is attacking newcomers, stopping them from doing stuff without actually knowing why they’re being stopped, just… “This is the way we’ve always done it.”

    I know that there’s only one individual in this picture, so it’s not a directly related study, but it’s one that I’ve always thought about in interactions at work. Always ask “why” when people tell you things are done a particular way. Sometimes, it’s because the rules are written in blood - there’s a real reason, to stop you being stupid, hurting yourself or others. Sometimes, it’s because there was an issue in the past, but we’ve moved past the source of it… but haven’t re-evaluated the problem source to figure it out. And sometimes, it’s because some braindead middle manager not worth his over-bloated weight in peanuts decided it was to be that way, and everyone had to follow or be browbeaten into doing it… and despite that utter complete waste of oxygen being long gone, the mental anguish has eaten into the culture of the place, making it subtly toxic.


  • LazerFX@sh.itjust.workstoMemes@lemmy.mlNot cool
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    2
    ·
    4 months ago

    Max and cheese has two ingredients. Good, quality cheese melted into fresh macaroni.

    I challenge anyone to dislike that, with a good fresh salad (I like a chopped salad with a drizzle of oil and balsamic with a sprinkle of salt). The great thing is - there’s a cheese for everyone (except lactose intolerant, and what a shame for them) so this works on so many levels.



  • LazerFX@sh.itjust.workstoFunny@sh.itjust.worksPassionate
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    3
    arrow-down
    3
    ·
    4 months ago

    Well, either it was an attempt to be funny, or a terminally stupid attempt at controlling and gatekeeping others. From your response, it’s the latter - I tried to give the benefit of the doubt. You’ve destroyed that, so fuck off back to the pit you crawled out of.