dxu comments on Rationality Quotes Thread March 2015 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: dxu 06 March 2015 04:21:52PM 0 points [-]

Anger doesn't get triggered for every unfulfilled expectation. It get's triggered if things aren't as they "should" be.

And since the concept of "should" evolved as a primarily social mechanism, it makes sense that anger would be triggered by (perceived) social affronts.