Learned Helplessness and Niceness: Societal Humiliation Fetish

Learned helplessness is a biological condition that is created by inescapable stress. In this state, animals that would normally swim for hours will stop swimming after a few minutes and allow themselves to drown. They simply don't have enough mental or physical energy to overcome challenges. — Ray Peat, Serotonin, Depression, and Aggression: The Problem of Brain Energy About 1957, psychologists…