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by rayiner 4571 days ago
The majority of people are happy living within accepted social norms. But there's 5% at each end of the Bell curve. At one end of the Bell curve, those 5% push social norms forward and eliminate things like slavery and segregation. At the other end of the Bell curve, those 5% flout social norms to their own advantage, and only violent reprisal keeps them at bay.
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Can we (society) come up with some way other than violence to shift the bottom 5% into the acceptable range?