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At first glance, from the general decision-theory viewpoint, hate (and other negative feelings towards each other) makes no sense, since they decrease the utility (i.e., crudely speaking, level of happiness) of the person who experiences these feelings. Our detailed analysis shows that there are situations when such negative feelings make perfect sense: namely, when you have a large group of people almost all of whom are objectively unhappy. In such situations—e.g., on the battlefield—negative feelings help keep their spirits high in spite of the harsh situation. This explanation leads to recommendations on how to decrease the amount of negative feelings.
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This work was supported in part by the National Science Foundation grants:
\(\bullet \) 1623190 (A Model of Change for Preparing a New Generation for Professional Practice in Computer Science), and
\(\bullet \) HRD-1834620 and HRD-2034030 (CAHSI Includes).
It was also supported:
\(\bullet \) by the AT&T Fellowship in Information Technology,
\(\bullet \) by the program of the development of the Scientific-Educational Mathematical Center of Volga Federal District No. 075-02-2020-1478, and
\(\bullet \) by a grant from the Hungarian National Research, Development and Innovation Office (NRDI).
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Kosheleva, O., Kreinovich, V. (2023). Why Hate: Analysis Based on Decision Theory. In: Ceberio, M., Kreinovich, V. (eds) Uncertainty, Constraints, and Decision Making. Studies in Systems, Decision and Control, vol 484. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-36394-8_45
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