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Comment on Ask HN: A human nature thought experiment.

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Really, it depends on the people.

I am reminded of the two miners who were trapped underground in China a few years ago. Finally one gave in to his hunger pangs, killed and ate the other. He was then rescued, less than 24 hours after they had become trapped.

Granted, the news reports I heard did not mention the ethnicity of either of the miners. But I don't think many people would have predicted that outcome in a thought experiment.

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