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Then I must have the right to kill and loot you after you get done killing and looting them. This is starting to sound like Fallout. Or maybe we should get on
by douche 11y ago
Then I must have the right to kill and loot you after you get done killing and looting them.
This is starting to sound like Fallout. Or maybe we should get onto welding spikes all over our vehicles and wearing hockey masks and assless chaps and go for a more Mad Max vibe.
- chongli 11y agoYes, it's called Hobbes' State of Nature[0]. Simply put, it's every person's natural right to do whatever is necessary to provide for themselves. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_nature https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_nature
- TeMPOraL 11y agoAnd civilization is what happens when we decide to relinquish some parts of this right.
- chongli 11y agoYep. And civilization is not a natural thing. It must be preserved and maintained. The State of Nature is ever present, threatening and chipping away at society from within.
- TeMPOraL 11y agoIt's easy to miss if you're born in a functioning civilization, because it feels that peace and order are the natural state - so maintaining civilization feels like unnecessary effort, and damaging it for your own benefit feels like a good deal.