Self-esteem

Much fun has been made of the obsession in the Ed Biz over the past two or three decades to focus on self-esteem among kids — the “it’s better to feel good, than to be good” philosophy.

But maybe they were onto something. A new study of monkeys indicates that those who are socially subordinate — as opposed to socially dominant, the monkey equivalent of being filled with self-esteem — are much more likely to dose themselves with cocaine.

Interesting.