Quote from: sub rosa on Today at 03:07 PMThe System is literally the Darkest thing there us not only because it uses people as means-to-an-end

Quote from: sub rosa on Dec 31, 1969, 06:02 PM(Hive Survival and Expansion, where the individual is automatically replaceable); but it conditions everyone to see and use everyone else as a means-to-an-end too.

Quote from: sub rosa on Dec 31, 1969, 06:02 PMThat's the pathological "normality" humans are socialized into. One must become de-conditioned (step off the default), which only a handful of higher-minded humans with a soul and 'Light' (or something) are capable of once they get the hang of the Game.

Quote from: sub rosa on Dec 31, 1969, 06:02 PMOf course The Light Triad is always in danger of hippification because "muh goodness in every human.' Not.
That's neither The Dark nor the Light Triad.
It's The Realistic Unit.   

QuoteThe study results confirmed that participants with more depressive symptoms were shown recommendations with more depressive content, and their brain activity—as determined by frontal alpha asymmetry—was characteristic of depression. This pattern differs from their brain activity while watching generally trending videos.

"What we're finding is that if you're already feeling depressed, then the algorithms reflect that. Continued engagement reinforces this negative feedback loop," Warren said. "Participants bring in their own phones; we are not selecting videos for them. It's a new take on understanding how social media consumption affects people."

"If you're more depressed, you're more likely to be exposed to a video showing an argument or conflict," she said. "Positive videos would be about friends supporting each other, for instance. There are videos we classify as neutral as well—those lacking emotional connotation."

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-brain-scans-reveal-personalized-social.html

QuoteResearchers ran two experiments with a total of 1,750 participants to see whether voting changes how people decide to split money. It did, but not in a flattering direction. The study, published in the journal European Economic Review, argues that diffusion of responsibility, the tendency for individuals to feel less personally accountable when a decision is shared among many people, may help explain the shift.

In Study 1, about 41% of participants chose the envious, equalizing option when deciding alone. That number climbed to about 50% when they voted as part of a group, a gap of nearly 10 percentage points. Study 2 repeated the experiment with a fresh, larger sample and, unlike Study 1, was formally pre-registered before data collection began, meaning researchers committed to their methods and hypotheses in advance to prevent selectively reporting favorable results. The pattern held up almost exactly: about 57% of solo decision-makers chose the envious option, compared to roughly 68% of voters, again a gap of about 11 percentage points.

Participants completed a survey measuring where they fell on a scale from individualist, favoring personal freedom and limited government, to collectivist, favoring community and shared responsibility. Descriptively, collectivist participants showed a bigger jump in envy-driven behavior when voting compared to deciding alone, an ironic pattern given that collectivists tend to express support for policies that benefit communities broadly. But when researchers ran formal statistical tests, this difference did not hold up reliably in either study. The envy-boosting effect of voting appeared broadly consistent regardless of political ideology, though the researchers acknowledge more work is needed to confirm that.

https://studyfinds.com/voting-linked-to-envy/

QuoteGoing out for a smoke together and mimicking behaviors associated with smoking can double tobacco consumption and make quitting more difficult. Researchers from SWPS University examined mimicry as a "social glue" in interactions between smokers and published the results in the International Journal of Psychology.

During the interviews with some participants, the experimenter discreetly mimicked their movements while refraining from doing so in the control group. The participants were then invited to a smoking area. The result? The mimicked participants smoked an average of 2.5 cigarettes, twice as many as the control group, whose gestures were not mimicked. Furthermore, these participants reported greater liking for the experimenter.

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-mimicry-smokers-difficult.html

QuoteAutoimmune disorders were reported by 18% of residents living within five miles of SSFL, compared with 4% of those 11 to 15 miles out. Metabolic and endocrine disorders followed the same pattern, 15% versus 2%.

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-chronic-illness-climbs-closer-nuclear.html

QuoteWomen experiencing a chronic lack of sexual desire still routinely engage in sexual activity with their partners, a behavior researchers have quantified as happening about two and a half times per month. These baseline events, often motivated by relationship obligations rather than personal arousal, could alter how medical treatments for low sexual desire are evaluated.

https://www.psypost.org/clinical-trials-reveal-the-hidden-frequency-of-obligatory-sex-in-women-with-low/

Quote"Greeks associated small and non-erect penises with moderation, which was one of the key virtues that formed their view of ideal masculinity," explains classics professor Andrew Lear, who has taught at Harvard, Columbia, and NYU. "There is the contrast between the small, non-erect penises of ideal men (heroes, gods, nude athletes etc.) and the over-size, erect penises of Satyrs (mythic half-goat-men, who are drunkards and wildly lustful) and various non-ideal men. Decrepit, elderly men, for instance, often have large penises." (Goldhill, 2016)

https://www.ancient-origins.net/history-ancient-traditions/small-manhoods-008127

QuoteA recent study indicates that the tendency to become emotionally and mentally preoccupied with someone outside of a romantic relationship is driven by a complex mix of personality traits and relationship dynamics. The research suggests that this type of infidelity is not just tied to dark or impulsive personality traits, but also to generally positive characteristics like emotional sensitivity. The findings were published in Psychological Reports.

...For instance, a 2019 systematic review found that a combination of personal background and relationship dynamics strongly influences whether someone engages in infidelity.

Personality traits are often categorized into broad frameworks to understand interpersonal behavior. The Dark Triad consists of Machiavellianism (a tendency toward manipulation and emotional detachment), narcissism (an inflated sense of importance), and psychopathy (impulsivity and a lack of empathy). On the other hand, the Light Triad focuses on prosocial human characteristics. Introduced in a 2019 study, the Light Triad framework includes Kantianism (treating people as ends rather than means), humanism (valuing the dignity of individuals), and faith in humanity (believing in human goodness).

Another relevant trait is sociosexuality, which describes a person's willingness to engage in casual sex without emotional commitment. Research, such as a 2021 study of young adults, indicates that dark personality traits and an openness to casual sex frequently interact to influence how people pursue short-term romantic encounters. The authors of the new study aimed to see how this blend of dark traits, light traits, sociosexuality, and relationship satisfaction predicts the specific experience of extradyadic infatuation.

https://www.psypost.org/emotional-infidelity-is-linked-to-a-surprising-mix-of-dark-and-light-personality-traits/

QuoteHigh psychopathy, high sociosexuality, and low relationship satisfaction reliably predicted greater preoccupation with an outside person. A lack of faith in humanity also predicted higher infatuation, suggesting that people with cynical views about others might invest less in their primary relationship and look elsewhere.

QuoteI was going to get some proper loving and sex from a real man who knows how to take what he wants. You sniveling little wimp. You think a woman just wants to be adored and worshipped all the time. Sometimes we want to be handled, taken, dominated.

https://www.literotica.com/s/love-hurts-9