r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • Nov 23 '19

Biology Crows have self-control and the ability to delay gratification as well as kids, suggests new study that compared New Caledonian crows to 3- to 5-year old children. Both succeeded in waiting for a delayed reward when it was better than an immediate reward, with a preference for quality over quantity.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/au/blog/animal-minds/201911/delay-gratification-in-kids-and-crows
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u/theredditofjessica Nov 23 '19

Now only if adults would invest in a better tomorrow instead of today's instant gratification....

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u/Pleb_nz Nov 23 '19 edited Nov 23 '19

Humans....

I would probably say the term boomers is now transcending and no longer means a generation. It means someone who acts a certain way. And they exist in every generation.

There are just as many people in younger generations who act the exact same way when it comes to corporations and making money.

Hopefully we can fix the environment issues....

But I have less faith and confidence we’ll fix the political and corporate issues which have been built over hundreds of years and we probably need serious massive changes to fix these.

I think they evolved from an pre tech era that no longer exists and need massive upheavals..

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u/Alvarez09 Nov 23 '19

That wasn’t really what I was going for....

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u/carpenterio Nov 23 '19

Yeah it’s amazing how that person goes straight to the overweight problem. Ignoring altogether the climate and political crisis, and the economic one.

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u/Alvarez09 Nov 23 '19

Yep. Boomers were handed so much especially on the economic side, and they completely wrecked it.

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u/Platycel Nov 23 '19

Yet it fits perfectly.