A 7-Eleven owner caught a teen thief. Instead of calling 911, he asked him why

[Hortensis]

37. Actually, personality traits are genetically linked, and

many are born with above-average tendencies to suspicion and rejection of those who are different. In varying strengths from very mild to rabid. After that, environment works powerfully on us, but we are not born as blank slates and the people we become reflect wired-in personality traits as well.

Reminds me of a woman from the liberal NE posting her distress about an old friend who moved to the southwest, fell in with right wingers, and became a passionate right winger herself. The liberal northeasterner didn't understand what had happened to her friend, who for years didn't seem to really care about politics. But of course what happened is that the friend for the first time found herself among people whose views made good sense to her, and to whom she could talk openly without getting surprised stares in return. Such a relief it must have been.