Posted by martin:

Posted by Marv:

uk = ultimate karacter

oh my, I first read that as ultimate kracker

OH DAYUM!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by TMS:

In experiments as in life, the holier-than-thou effect diminishes quickly when people have actually had the experience they are judging

that pretty much sums it up right there... the holier-than-thou posse usually like to preach from the top of a soap box but often have never actually walked a mile in the shoes of those they are criticizing... they're commenting from a utopian point of view, but u can't view life that way... people grow up in different circumstances & different environments & until u've been in those same circumstances urself it's impossible to speak towards how those people should live their lives.

exactly.

in fairness to the others...

even the study shows that the downside to understanding an experience can be accepting some harmful behavior towards others as a norm...this is the quote from the article:

dubious accounting practices will appear less shady to the person who has had to put a good face on a failing company. And the effect is apparently less pronounced in cultures that emphasize interdependence over individual achievement, like China and Spain.

this is often a criticism you hear of professions with powerful unions and some "socialist" governments/institutions, where harmful, unethical behavior can be normalized because it may seem "less shady" if everyone in the profession is doing it.