I don’t know what study you are referencing, but in ALL the behavior analytic literature on “self-control” that I know of, the experimenters provide the reinforcement as part of the study. Not only that, but there are usually repeated trials with the same individual to establish a baseline and some sort of experimental treatment to see if self-control-related behaviors can be shaped. If the research is done with individuals who are children or have Developmental Disabilities, they usually ask that whatever the reinforcers are be restricted for some amount of time prior to experimental sessions to minimize outside influence on the study. So, families are usually asked not to give that specific candy, or whatever, to the individual during the trial, but there will be a handful of opportunities to receive some.

While I don’t disagree with most of what you said, rocks don’t need to be sharp for bludgeoning. Heavy rocks for bludgeoning, sharp rocks for slicing/stabbing.

I have wondered about setting up/participating in an underground railroad. I have friends who are people of color and may be targeted for one of those illegal “deportations.” I have started thinking about how that system would work and what we’d need to do/have. In the meantime, I would advise them to have a go-bag ready.

Have you seen Noem’s commercial about “illegals” registering and leaving? It scares me.

Also, life isn’t fair isn’t a permanent status. It’s a state, and states can be changed. Just because life isn’t fair doesn’t mean it couldn’t be. As you pointed out, why not take actions that make it fairer? Is the logic, no one helped me and therefore no one should help anyone? That’s just dumb.

I think they understood you were fighting fire with fire. What they were saying is that more people get burned from fires than just the people who set them.

Which one? I’ll have it sent over right away.

Especially when it’s prepared correctly (smothered in amber gris).

The wolves were supposed to be the bouncers at the hip new club “Yellow Stone” and they were shirking their duties and started working at a different club called “The Underworld.” Because they weren’t there to stop those horny bastards, they fucked all those trees. It’s called wood for a reason, amirite? /s

The stale bread is fine for expansion. It’s the expansion into edible bread that annoys me.

I didn’t see where anyone claimed it was real in here. Did you?

It does look like his work. Didn’t he turn out to be a predatory weirdo or a jerk or something?

Neighborhood might not be big enough.

That would be the worst thing for them to do, but they’re not the brightest.

I was thinking of making a sign to be carried at a protest. One side would say “Honk if you support Trump.” The other side would say something like, “Only the assholes are honking.”

It’s not really about the proportion. The rest you have right. Things (good or bad) may happen as a result of your behavior (good or bad). Those things are natural consequences. We talk about it a lot in the context of punishing behavior, but natural consequences can also reinforce behavior. Of course, if we design those consequences, they’re no longer natural.

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I interpreted what you wrote as paying the government for the right to protest.

I wholly supported crowd funding the fixing of legislation and ending billionaires and preventing billionaire influence in our political, economic, social, and environmental systems.

Don’t give them any ideas.

Tax, you’re it!

Only if he thinks Vance or someone who stands to benefit from Vance’s advancement is plotting against him. However, there’s a line of succession of terrible people. He can’t tarnish the “good names” of all of them.

She smells worse, but damned if she isn’t so much nicer.