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ghostbrainalpha on Aug 22, 2018 | parent | context | favorite | on: Need More Self-Control? Try a Simple Ritual

I guess it's a sign of human progress that the basic idea of being grateful for having food, as opposed to NOT having food, wouldn't occur to some people.

coldtea on Aug 22, 2018 [–]

I'd say it's a sign of the progress of access to food - but not necessarily of human progress (e.g. humans becoming better).

Plentiful access or not, respect for what we get to have, has many other benefits, and goes beyond the mere satisfaction of our needs/desires.

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