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242. What Is Human Nature and How Do You Motivate Yourself

UnF*ck Your Brain: Feminist Self-Help for Everyone

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Are Humans Inherently Sinful and Bad?

In western society, we are socialized towards two different world views about human nature. One is that humans are inherently bad and need discipline to keep them on the straight and narrow; the other is that they are essentially good. We can't ever run a test case for what humans are really like because there's no such thing as 'human civilization' - you just have to decide what to believe. Ghtand: Do you want to believe that you are fundamentally lazy and stupid? Or do you want to contribute to your community in ways that make you feel valued by it?

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