be careful who you identify as lazy by their habits.
others may simply refer to them as sick, disabled, or simply...

old.

OMG!!! did you just acknowledge the obama administration (who did pretty much everything not only without the support of the republicans but against their opposition for the entire term) of doing something RIGHT???
of helping your wallet???
of saving your finances???
of actually helping the country???
of fixing the biggest worldwide disaster caused by the previous administration???


there may be hope for you yet!

Did something right? That's like asking if running out of a burning building is the right thing to do.

chillax. it's just a sign of growing up.
don't run back into the building. that's just cray cray.


and, mentally lazy.

lol...the bailouts were bush admins design, obarry just happened to take credit for them...

same thing some feel about all the unemployment Trump is taking credit for.

Edited of personal attacks on others.
Kindly address the topic only.

soufie
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article on LAZY thinking:

Usually, when humans first encounter something new (the example given in the video is learning to tie shoelaces), we need to concentrate in order to learn what needs to be done, execute it and succeed at it. This is very much System 2. However, through repetition and practice, the brain begins to reinforce the patterns of how it worked before, until it is stored in memory and can be done without concentration, almost on auto-pilot (System 1).

The problems arise when the brain tries to solve problems which it hasn’t encountered before using System 1, because they appear similar to something it knows or seems obvious (a gut reaction). In these situations, like the example of the cost of a bat and ball for $1.10 in the video, the brain is tricked into using a shortcut and just feeling like the answer should be correct.

This is also why people can resist new ideas and innovations when they first hear about them.

It is uncomfortable to have to use energy to think through something new and different. It

It requires concentration and resources which the brain would rather not use up. For another example, see this illusion which shows that the brain would rather ignore new information.

And so the easiest thing to do when faced with these new ideas is for the brain to become defensive and say “I’d rather not bother processing those”.


https://www.ideatovalue.com/curi/nickskillicorn/2017/03/lazy-brain-thinking-actually-uncomfortable/


I wonder what 'side' that sounds like?

I think the right has more problem solving skills. People act like self sufficient means they've never struggled or had tragedy. The left wants to take responsibility out of the hands of the people to be controlled by the govt. That's not the principle this country was founded on.

its not evident in these threads ... problem solving. Most people tend to only believe what their limited experience has been and totally refuse to accept data and facts about much broader and far reaching experience, which is what the article on lazy thinking was about.

As far as the country being founded on something, it seems alot of it was made and created off HARD work of people tauted as lazy or inhuman or invaluable. while 'the people' set back allowing them to work hard so they could be lazier and more prosperous themselves.

We aren't gullible enough to believe the data is correct. For instance, do you think the 1st time a shop lifter is caught, it's the 1st time they stole? Of course not. Data can't give the numbers of merchandise stolen. Think....

I think it's those that seem to always say "the government should...," or, "they should do...," or, "what we should do..."

It's never "this is what I'm doing," or, "this is what I'm going to do..."


I did.
That's why I put in the preceding "I think."


Yes. But that's kind of important; "pursuit."
That means personally doing something.
This isn't "America...life, liberty only for those that who want to convince others to change or sacrifice to subsidize or guarantee their happiness without any real or meaningful personal cost or effort."


For some it is.


Sure.
You just have to create your own unsullied paradise.


To some it might be.

Other than that, everything you describe here has been particularly facilitated by government intervention.


Inherently, no.
The individual subjectively defines the value of their pursuits, and through voluntary (or involuntary) group effort subjective pursuits can be achieved.


That's what guns and the ability to pay them off or convince them to pursue other interests are for.


Of course.
Anything and everything can change an opinion.


Good luck with that: getting people to never change their opinion, or forcing/convincing everyone to share the same opinion.


Poorly, usually with whatever works at the time that leads to the least amount of bloodshed.


Ideally by an omnipotent, omniscient, immortal, beneficial, merciful, loving, altruistic, benevolent tyrant with nothing better to do but above mortal concerns.


Each individual, and/or group the individual cedes power and freedom to.

doesn't matter what liberals think...fact is jobs are good right now, and unemployment claims are down

you can thank president obama for that.
the republicans were lazy and chose not to help the american people.

they said no.

soooo many problems with this post.
don't be lazy. figure out what you did wrong, then get back to me.

is there data that says the first time they are caught is the first time they stole?

of course not. just like there is no data suggesting certain people are more violent just because they are more often arrested for violence. IT is also important to understand what data proves or does not prove.

data cant give numbers of who is victimized, or who is victimizer, only who the system prosecutes.

ah yes, those are the facts now, as they were the facts before this admin came in.....

Data about welfare fraud is bs. Most case workers deal with the same people year after year. Selling foodstamps is just one form of fraud. Being too lazy to work is the major one. That's not even illegal. Welfare needs reform. Seems Trump is doing that. I'm not sure of the details but I think the reduction starts next year...staggering.

no more than data about crime. Either the numbers tell the whole story or they dont, cant pick and choose.

I say they dont tell the whole story. We know the welfare fraud (that is caught) just like we know the crime (that is caught) and people have no problem assuming the latter is valid even though they dont assume the former is.

Truth is all we have is data to come closest to the truth based on what IS actually known and recorded.

stamps aren't used any more.
don't be lazy. if you're gonna spout off about it, get the latest data.