People who are in a state of long-term scarcity tend to be more aggressive.
When a person is constantly lacking money, opportunities, or a sense of security, their brain shifts from thinking mode to survival mode, leaving only three actions: grab, defend, fight. Therefore, they are more likely to interpret neutrality as a threat, competition as hostility, and others' success as theft. Scarcity creates a zero-sum illusion: your win = my loss, your gain = my loss. They maintain their sense of position by negating others.
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People who are in a state of long-term scarcity tend to be more aggressive.
When a person is constantly lacking money, opportunities, or a sense of security, their brain shifts from thinking mode to survival mode, leaving only three actions: grab, defend, fight.
Therefore, they are more likely to interpret neutrality as a threat, competition as hostility, and others' success as theft.
Scarcity creates a zero-sum illusion: your win = my loss, your gain = my loss.
They maintain their sense of position by negating others.