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Perhaps author should check history of Roman Empire and relation between stoicism and Christianity.
I wonder what is control group on this study. Some rat closed in small sterile cage with zero stimulation. Of course rat from such environment needs less stimulation to get excited.
It would be valid to compare with rats from their natural environment with all the exciting smells, predators, food collecting...
For some reason it excludes Egypt, big part of South America and other African countries ;-)
And my group (I am from east europe) was target of 6 genocides/persecutions in past century. I feel threatened, to the point I turned down some job offers.
Traditional carrots used in history can not compete with modern forms of entertainment. In past it took major war to shake things down, but thats not possible today.
Feminism was great for liberating men. No more self-sacrifice, disposability, gallantry and marriage.