Human Nature is Primarily Mixed and Is More Flexible than Fixed
1. Introduction: Human nature is primarily mixed and is more flexible than fixed
In this paper I will argue that human nature does exist, it is primarily mixed and is more flexible than fixed. Human nature is the embodiment of “what it means to be human?” Depending on the circumstances anyone can be good or bad, its all in the name of human nature.
2. All humans compare.
2A. “[B]y our very nature, we are wired to compare.” ~ Dan Ariely, Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions, revised and expanded edition (New York: HarperCollins Publishers), p.16.
2B. I agree.
2C. People are full of insecurities. They see someone on the street and automatically start making comparisons of themselves. Humans when they compare themselves it is not just a quick down talk it’s a full-blown smackdown, of how that person is better at this then you are. It doesn’t matter how good they feel about themselves, they will always compare what someone has against what they don’t have.
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Humans think of themselves, but it depends on the circumstances to get them to think of others.
3A. “[H]uman beings tend to focus on short-term benefits and our own immediate needs …” ~ Dan Ariely, Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions, revised and expanded edition (New York: HarperCollins Publishers), p.256.
3B. I agree, but I would have to say it depends on the situation, this quote wouldn’t apply to all, but most.
3C. People often put their focus on the short term, what they need now and how do they get it. The immediate survival of the next thing that happens takes priority over the problem 3 days from now.
4. Self-gain is a higher priority compared to the public's