Does revenge work and how do you de-escalate‪?‬ Cognitive Engineering

A dish best served cold, or not at all? We discuss revenge as a strategy.

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Things mentioned in this podcast:
- The ProRevenge subreddit https://www.reddit.com/r/ProRevenge/
- William Miller, In Defense of Revenge https://repository.law.umich.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1130&context=book_chapters
- Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Retributive Justice https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/justice-retributive/
- Richard Nisbett, Culture of Honor https://www.amazon.com/Culture-Honor-Psychology-Violence-Directions/dp/0813319935
- Robert Axelrod - Evolution of Cooperation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Evolution_of_Cooperation

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