The VICE Channels      Watching Humans on Black Friday Is Better
Than Most Nature Shows: Why We Get Bloodlust-Crazy Over Holiday
Sales      Written by      Derek Mead       Black Friday (or is
it Thursday?) is finally here after weeks up build-up. Apologies
for putting a damper on the excitement, but it’s pretty
depressing to know that people rushed through Thanksgiving
dinner last night just to get out and fight over deals on cut-
rate TVs and cheap point-and-shoots. For quality gear, the deals
aren’t even necessarily that great.      Yet people still get
whipped into a frenzy over the promise of incredible prices.
Black Friday chaos has killed people. Last year, some people
were pepper sprayed while others sprayed bullets. How is that
even possible? Which weird, rage-inducing evolutionary strings
does the Black Friday phenomenon pluck?      Suicidal lunatic?
Well, no. Just not particularly smart. Via.      The most
overused animal comparison for large groups mindlessly chasing
each other to their own peril i