Internet Rage, the Flip Side of Selfless Heroism

uman nature is one of those aspects of the world that can seem inexplicable, too varied and complicated to be pinned down by overarching explanations. On the one hand our species includes people like Garrett O’Hanlon, who was standing on a Manhattan subway platform one recent night when someone passed out onto the tracks right in front of him. Without a moment’s thought, he jumped down to rescue . Risking his life to save a stranger was no big deal, he says: “To me, that’s just what people do.”