What one human tendency would you eliminate if you had the chance to solve the world's problems?

Posted Dec 16, 2021, 5:09 AM UTC

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TheUltimateMouse•

Greed or jealousy.

They're the same thing, depending on who you ask.

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Chimmy_Chonguh•

Greed has ruined the world. If you believe in the 7 deadly sins, I feel greed is by far the worst.

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The_Zuh•

And envy.

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SunlessChapters•

Predatory people, be it sexual , religious, financial or otherwise.

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armageddon_20xx•

Act on emotion

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Lully737•

Religious fanatism

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invol713•

Any fanaticism, not just religious. There’s plenty of religion-in-all-but-name shenanigans going on in the world.

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apairofpetducks•

Jealousy

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MeyerholdsGh0st•

The choice to solve one’s problems by killing and otherwise causing harm.

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archeous123•

The urge to shoot anyone with a skin color darker than Pantone 58-6C

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No_Pineapple6086•

To believe fairy tales over science

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sadSmiIe•

Not being logical.

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Chimmy_Chonguh•

Addictions. Physical and mental. All of them. From power to drugs.

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Phoenix1251•

Selfishness. If everyone looked out for everyone else's best interest, things would be a lot better. You would have way more people looking out for you than just yourself.

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The_Zuh•

People's urge to satiate themselves constantly.

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MonaSherry•

Thinking of people as things

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hvgrbg•

Telling lies to feel superior in conversations.

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InstaLiz•

The pull to the granfalloon

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Communism

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ynaristwelve•

The desire to ever father or bear to term more than one child in one's lifetime.

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