stackyFACTSYour boss trains you exactly the same way a marine biologist trains a seal. Operant conditioning relies on rewards and punishments to mold actions. You keep showing up to a terrible job because the intermittent reinforcement of a paycheck suppresses your natural urge to flee into the woods.
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