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It has little to do with epistemology. The main cause for human conflicts is the fact that we are playing zero-sum games. Humans are constantly fighting/jockeyi
by ekr 9y ago
It has little to do with epistemology. The main cause for human conflicts is the fact that we are playing zero-sum games. Humans are constantly fighting/jockeying for status, acquiring resources for themselves, and simply getting ahead of the others.
This is in the genome unfortunately.
- dwaltrip 9y agoNot all of the important games we play are zero-sum, fortunately.
- foxylad 9y agoDepends on resources. When resources are plentiful, we happily work together to maximise them. But when you're starving, you'll kill your siblings and eat them. With inequality rising, expect more anti-social behaviour.
- simula67 9y ago> With inequality rising, expect more anti-social behaviour. You mean with poverty rising, right ?
- kwhitefoot 9y agoInequality will by itself fuel resentment even if the number of people in absolute poverty is low. And resentment causes people to disengage from the political process or to be more extreme in their politics.