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Desmond Morris, The Human Zoo, & The Stimulus Struggle

Revolution and Ideology

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Surigas, or Substitutes for Real Survival Activity

He says sometimes there, and this is where the surigasy comes in. He goes on to say that times we will self sabotage our lives because we're so bored. Like even something like having an affair is like tempting the survival. The ramifications of this manoeuvre are dramatic. In no time at all, the individual is involved in the true survival struggle of fighting for his social life. I love his examples. Ray, it's just perfect that we do these things because there is risk of getting caught,. It provides this other level of a struggle.

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