It's just biology. Humans are interesting because we have the ability to actively defy our biology. No other species is as free as us to act completely opposed to their biology and still thrive.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tit_for_tat I just got done reading a damn good book, "Dark Nature: A Natural History of Evil" and the "Tit for Tat" theory is touched on throughout the book as an explanation for the social behavior of various species. To me, the majority of the Corporate Environments I was exposed to, the group mentality hadn't really moved past that of chimpanzees. Hence my reference to "Tit for Tat". I don't conduct myself with that strategy, and I've been burnt by back stabbing managers because I always took the high road. On Thu, Dec 21, 2006 at 03:24:53PM -0700, Robert William Leach wrote: > I haven't been totally keeping up with this thread, but this one > caught my eye. So forgive me if my response lacks context... > > I don't know about this philosophy. It seems susceptible to the > chicken & the egg conundrum. It could snow-ball out of control. At > the very least, forgive a contiguous finite number of bad behavior > occurrences before succumbing to fire with fire tactics, but the next > day/week, start the counter over. If a chronic pattern of bad > behavior emerges, remove yourself from the situation if you can. > > Personally, I always try to follow the golden rule, but that path can > be stressful if no one else around you (especially your boss) > ascribes to the same rule. > > On Dec 21, 2006, at 3:05 PM, Andy Lester wrote: > > > > >On Dec 21, 2006, at 4:02 PM, Brad Lhotsky wrote: > > > >>If you're the first to act, act with kindness. From that point on, > >>match the other's response, if they're bad, you're bad, if they're > >>good, > >>you're good. It's instinct. > > > >It also doesn't get you anywhere. > > > >-- > >Andy Lester => [EMAIL PROTECTED] => www.petdance.com => AIM:petdance > > > > > > > > > -- Brad Lhotsky
