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do  ·  2193 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The Desire to Fit In Is The Root of Almost All Wrongdoing

Absolutely. My favorite trick of argument is to flip the statement around, which often reveals quite plainly what's going on. Desire to fit in causes all wrongdoing? So no wrongdoing happens without being caused by a desire to fit in. This is clearly absurd.