[pretoriusB]

>When you use this manipulation to get your way to your kids, the kid watches you, and you find yourself the lab rat of a psychological manipulator far more capable then yourself. And the kid uses tricks you never heard of to shape your behaviour. Which causes a feedback loop of who can trick the other into doing what they want better.

It's not a manipulation or a trick.

It's a "reward system". You get X only if you do Y. Period.

It has worked wonders for ages. Still does in most parts of the world. The US has a messed up system that ends with annoying, over-self-indulged, entitled children and adults.

[Cushman]

> The US has a messed up system that ends with annoying, over-self-indulged, entitled children and adults. [citation needed]

[nmcfarl]

Walk outside. My god, yesterday some guy didn't like me walking in the crosswalk, when he wanted to make a right turn so he swerved into the oncoming traffic lane to make his right (and cut me off). This versus wait 5 seconds.

Annoying, over-self-indulged and entitled. Also damn dangerous.

[pretoriusB]

Citation is needed in novel and unexpected statements and conclusions. ("Extraordinary claims", etc).

Well known facts should need no citation upon an audience of educated adults.

Still, here's a secondary corroboration for you: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405297020474090457719...