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[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 43 points 10 months ago (5 children)

Yeah, it's Cracked.com, but humor me and give these two a read. I think on these quite a bit, even after many years.

Explains much as to how we humans act towards one another:

https://www.cracked.com/article_14990_what-monkeysphere.html

How the hell Trump supporters even exist:

https://www.cracked.com/blog/6-reasons-trumps-rise-that-no-one-talks-about

[–] WhyAUsername_1@lemmy.world 11 points 10 months ago

I read the first one. It was a very interesting read.

[–] hdnsmbt@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

The guy who wrote those is very insightful. I also like his writing style. Thanks for sharing!

[–] ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca 3 points 10 months ago

Huh, these are really good! I admit I definitely didn't see people born into rural poverty the same way I saw people born into urban poverty. That gives me a lot to think about!

[–] asceticism@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Wow excellent picks. Read both of these and enjoyed the perspective. Thanks for sharing!

[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 10 months ago

It’s too bad they laid off all their good writers about five years ago. At least we got Behind the Bastards out of it!