I mean, you roll up on anyone in an aggressive/adversarial manner, regardless of the situation, you’re more likely to encourage pushback than agreement/compliance. Even if it’s just the perception of aggression, our primate brains are wired to stand our ground. Doesn’t matter who’s wrong or right, it’s about locking horns. It’s why online arguments are the way they are.
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marcos@lemmy.world 19 hours agoIt’s deeper than that.
People have been doing this since cars became fast. There’s something in our brains that automatically turns driving into a battle.
gigastasio@sh.itjust.works 18 hours ago
marcos@lemmy.world 18 hours ago
So… Aggressivity always escalates if people interact at random without a cooling period?
That’s quite a hypothesis. Seems quite realistic. I wonder if anybody tested it.
WhoIzDisIz@lemmy.today 18 hours ago
Nah, it’s not just driving cars - I’ve seen the same happen with shipping carts in the grocery store.
Janx@piefed.social 14 hours ago
I don’t know. I have never seen a shopping cart dispute half as bad as the aggressive/asshole drivers I see every damn day. I think it’s the anonymity…
waterSticksToMyBalls@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
Have you been to Costco?
jaybone@lemmy.zip 14 hours ago
This is a really good observation.
And there aren’t any traffic laws for shopping carts. Of course they are also less deadly.
MeThisGuy@feddit.nl 12 hours ago
but a whole lot more dangerous when you have 4 turning wheels instead of 2