Posts Tagged ‘spite’
Spite is good. Science agrees. Tim Martin agrees.
The New York Times recently published a piece entitled Spite is Good. Spite Works. Research seems to indicate that human decency and cooperation require “a certain degree of so-called altruistic punishment: the willingness of some individuals to punish rule breakers even when the infraction does not directly affect them — challenging the guy who broke…
Read MoreTim Burton apparently agrees: Spite is the best reason to do anything
From the Wikipedia entry on Jack Nicholson (and confirmed on IMDB and several other independent sources): In 1996, Nicholson collaborated with Batman director Tim Burton on Mars Attacks!, pulling double duty as two contrasting characters, President James Dale and Las Vegas property developer Art Land. At first studio executives at Warner Bros. disliked the idea…
Read MoreI’m not spiteful. I’m “aggressively moralistic.”
For a long time, I have claimed that spite is one of the best reasons to do anything. I’ve cited examples in which authors and scientists have used spite to motivate them to great achievements. I’ve written about how spite is one of my 5 primary motivating factors in life. I’ve argued that spite is…
Read MoreSpite is right
I’ve often said that spite is the best reason to do anything. Here is further evidence of this fact: British scientist John Gurdon is told by his high school teacher that there was no hope of him ever studying science, and that doing so would be a complete waste of time for him and anyone…
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