Human nature - a triple dichotomy poll
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Question: How do you see most people on these three axis?
#1
Sensible/Individuals/Greedy
 
#2
Sensible/Individuals/Fair
 
#3
Sensible/Followers/Greedy
 
#4
Sensible/Followers/Fair
 
#5
Foolish/Individuals/Greedy
 
#6
Foolish/Indiduals/Fair
 
#7
Foolish/Followers/Greedy
 
#8
Foolish/Followers/Fair
 
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Total Voters: 14

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Citizen James
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« on: April 10, 2005, 12:46:55 AM »

I'm going to try a three in one, since I think they all relate somewhat to a person's political views.   I know dichotomies are a simplification, and there are often many points inbetween (or even off the line), but I'm curious how posters will react to these.

Are people for the most part:

Sensible or Foolish
Sensible indicating that most people can be trusted to make mostly good choices involving their well being

 Foolish indicating that most people cannot be trusted to make good choices involving their well being and need regular supervision/oversight.

Individuals or Followers
Individuals - people are capable of thinking for themselves, and for the most part are capable of forming rational opinions about matters on their own.

Followers - People are sheep.  They follow what the ads/media/power elite tell them to, and for the most part parrot opinions rather than thinking them out.

Greedy or Fair
Greedy - people will consistantly act to their personal short term advantage.  People will not tend to help others without some sort of extrinsic reward (tax write offs, improving public image, etc.)

Fair - people will try and act in a manner which is of mutual advantage to both themselves and other parties.  People will sometimes help others simply for intrinsic rewards.
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John Dibble
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« Reply #1 on: April 10, 2005, 01:00:11 AM »

Sensible/Individuals/Fair

Now, on the second, many people are followers, but they are perfectly capable of not being so. You pretty much have a grab bag from issue to issue on who is a follower and who isn't.
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« Reply #2 on: April 10, 2005, 03:24:25 AM »

Sensible/Followers/Greedy
though i'm a bit exitant on the first one, I think the self-conservation instinct is still dominant, though the public schools are doing a good job getting rid of it.
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« Reply #3 on: April 10, 2005, 06:55:44 AM »

Foolish/Individuals/Greedy
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« Reply #4 on: April 10, 2005, 08:05:56 AM »

I think it is obvious that the great majority are Foolish/Followers/Greedy.
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