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Exactly, and to me that leads to the question of whether or not selfishness is required for a civilization/society to advance.
by minikites 9y ago
Exactly, and to me that leads to the question of whether or not selfishness is required for a civilization/society to advance.
- convolvatron 9y agonot much of advance if shortly after we all drown trying to come up with costing models for lifeboat usage
- minikites 9y agoThis is veering off topic but your example is one of the reasons capitalism strikes me as a transitional system. It only makes sense to weigh the cost of something like a lifeboat or healthcare when the inputs are scarce. When the inputs become plentiful there's much less of a reason to be so miserly.