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How do you train dogs? How doglike are humans? At what point is explaination not enough to discipline a person? Repetition becomes ignored? The appearence of weakness gives room for rebellion?

You speak from a moral high ground but i really think these questions are worth exploring

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> How do you train dogs?

By rewarding correct behaviour. Those questions have already been explored, and contemporary experts pretty much agree that punishing, especially physically beating, is counterproductive. Both for dogs and humans.

Well who am i to doubt? I have never attempted contemporary tactics nor seen them in action. What i have seen is what has worked in the past because we are still animals (including myself) despite all the incredible tools and knowledge we have. Do you have use cases? I think this an incredible thing to explore.

I can tell you think im insensitive. I appreciate you punishing my behaviour with stern talking. Clearly even you see the benefit

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