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The experiments showed that the rats population stopped growing long before they ran out of space because of social stress because of the closed environment.
originally posted by: CynConcepts
a reply to: Peeple
The experiments showed that the rats population stopped growing long before they ran out of space because of social stress because of the closed environment.
Isn't this similiar to what we are seeing happening in our urban cities? Packed in like rats, stress and anxiety. Instead of moving out and away from their perceived closed enclosure they get more stressed and anxious. They ( in that subconscious mindset ) may act out from that stress in various ways in attempts to control population growth. Criminal acts ( gangs) or limiting their birth rates ( abortion)?
There definitely seems to be more of a difference in minds between rural and urban folks. Perhaps that is because rural folks tend to think in a more relaxed state and in the present and the more populace urbanites are anxious about their future more? Neither view is right or wrong...simply different.