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In reply to the discussion: An anthropologist showed a game to the children of an African tribe ... [View all]Baitball Blogger
(46,862 posts)8. I've heard this same concept applied a different way.
The test was given to Central American native indians. The test involved a checker board that was put between two children, and one checker was placed in the middle. He said whoever could get the checker piece to their side of the board, after altering turns, that person would get a reward.
The two native players alternated, allowing and helping the other player reach their end of the board to win a reward. This continued until the two players grew tired and bored of the game.
The same test was given to American children, and both subjects grew frustrated when neither could win. No cooperation. No one wins.
I knew about this "test" over forty years ago.
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elleng
Mar 2021
OP
Yes, and thanks to the person who made it up! You have a charmingly creative imagination.
Towlie
Mar 2021
#46
Americans, the rich ones, would pay for running lessons for the kids, so they could get the basket
Demovictory9
Mar 2021
#37
CORRECTION Ubuntu is Zulu, not from some remote tribe. It is like saying English is
SweetieD
Mar 2021
#5
So true. That is what civilization is all about. Thank you. The so-called advance societies...
brush
Mar 2021
#7
Yeah, that's a violation of nature. The 19th century buffalo hunters decimate the...
brush
Mar 2021
#71
Great story, and a true one. Just got a Quote of the Day a few weeks back by Desmond Tutu
c-rational
Mar 2021
#20
Also Ubuntu asserts that society, not a transcendent being, gives human beings their humanity
luckone
Mar 2021
#32
This story reminds me, in a wonderful way, of a sprint held during a Special Olympics type of event.
BobTheSubgenius
Mar 2021
#34
Some background on this "interesting story, but whose authenticity is very hard to assess"...
NurseJackie
Mar 2021
#44
Nice story but it's also tingling my antiracist Spidey-Senses in a not good way.
intheflow
Mar 2021
#49
We need to take lesson from them rather that the other way around. The world would be a better place
usaf-vet
Mar 2021
#55
Greed, cutthroat competition, and a total lack of empathy are not hard-wired, they are taught.
Martin68
Mar 2021
#82
Not so fast on that either. We probably fall somewhere between Chimps and Bonobos
JCMach1
Mar 2021
#85
I've been reading about the bonobo vs chimpanzee thing, but I'm not sure yet that
Martin68
Mar 2021
#86