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Yes, a person needs to delve into the reasons that some things are not just chores, but necessities. Necessities are ways of reducing adversity to a manageable level. For example, Some people perceive the potential adversity that we will descend into chaos if we stop being civil to one another. Others perceive instead a false adversity that being civil shows weakness. This touches on a theory that I'm not the first one to think of: Since adversity (real, perceived, or perceived potential) builds strength, then lack of the right kind of adversity creates weakness, throughout an entire society. Also, the wrong kind of adversity, such as that based on deception, creates strength that will be misused.

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Nailed it

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