From Charlie Munger’s “Poor Charlie’s Almanack”
A newly hatched baby goose is programmed to love the first creature that is nice to it, which usually is his mother. If the first thing a baby goose see is a nice human, the baby goose will “love” the human.
“Each child, like a gosling, will almost surely come to like and love, not only as driven by its sexual nature, but also in social groups not limited to it’s genetic or adoptive “family” (p. 457)
A man loves being liked and loved. He will strive lifelong for the affection and approval of many people.
One problem with the liking/loving tendency is:
1, You tend to ignore faults of that person and you comply with wishes of that person. 2. Favor people, products, and action that are associated with person. 3. Distort other facts to facilitate love.
One good thing is:
“a man who is constructed that he loves admirable person and ideas with a special intensity has a huge advantage in life. This blessing came to both Buffett and myself in large measure, sometimes from the same persons and ideas.” (p. 458)