The enemy of my enemy is statistically not my friend, but my enemy. For those of us who are math-raised, who apply +/- directionality to grammar, culture, and conventional wisdom, this is unexpected. In fact, I would like to see more data on this.
"In today’s attention economy, one way to increase audience engagement and news virality is to single out victims most likely to trigger moral outrage." 80% of homicide victims are male, but the most famous true crime victims are not even close to mostly male, more like the reverse. The "preferred victims" that drive attention are women and children. From an academic paper quoted by Bethany at Exhibit Asterisk I commented there.
Why we don't notice good things as much.
And from the same source, learn to live with uncertainty. Related: people with Borderline Personality Disorder are especially unable to tolerate uncertainty.
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"The enemy of my enemy is statistically not my friend, but my enemy." That seems to be true enough throughout history. The enemy of your enemy can be kind of friendly for a few campaigns, but don't turn your back on him.
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