Civilized man's eight deadly sinsKonrad Lorenz
Civilized man's eight deadly sins
by Konrad Lorenz · first published 1974
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Civilized Man's Eight Deadly Sins - Konrad Lorenz A book from 1973 but still actual and incredibly true.
on “Ask HN: What's the best book you read in 2021?” ↗…at play. One of the only remaining factor influencing human evolution today. People understandably value what increases their SMV. Konrad Lorenz has written an interesting part about it in his book "Civilized Man's Eight Deadly Sins" (4. Man's race against himself)
on “Excuse me but why are you eating so many frogs” ↗…That's... not extremely helpful. I kind of expected that on my first sample set (Ishmael/Accelerando/A Gentleman in Moscow), but even the second one (Priory of the Orange Tree/Traci Lords:Beyond it all/Civilized Man's Eight Deadly Sins) is severely tilted to "everybody is reading it!" A last try with a decided "60's Scifi" slant - Small, still voice of trumpets/The Tomorrow People/Deathworld. And I get Hitchhiker's Guide, War of the…
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