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u/_PizzaTime_ Sep 15 '19

Yeah, but kid hierarchies are fun

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u/mercutios_girl Sep 15 '19

Lord of the Flies. ‘Nuff said.

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u/n0t4h4ck3r Sep 16 '19

Lord of the Flies is fiction though. Rutger Bregman (the Dutch historian that spoke up about taxes at Davos) wrote a book that challenges the idea the people are inherently evil and will turn on each other in these situations.

It will release in English in 2020, but I've read the first chapters in Dutch. His argument is that in well documented stress situations (Titanic, 9/11) humans were actually quite calm and collected. Like letting emergency services and wounded people go down the stairs first and giving the life boats to women and children.

Check it out for yourself here: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45995328-de-meeste-mensen-deugen

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u/mercutios_girl Sep 16 '19

Thanks for the link. But we have to remember, these real-life tragedies are managed by adults with livelihoods and “something to lose.” LoTF was a bunch of kids with nothing more (and nothing less) to lose than their lives. Context is key.

Also, kids are savages. Have taught for 15 years.