Doonesbury and the Nature of Payback
by Jeffrey Rubin, PhD
Welcome to From Insults to Respect. Today’s topic, “payback.” There are a couple of definitions for payback, so to be clear, I’m referring to a tactic involving punishing someone, or a group of people, for something done in the past. Synonyms include revenge, reprisal, retaliation, retribution, and vengeance. When discussing a topic such as this, it helps to utilize a vivid narrative that is not only illustrative, but also provides…
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