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> In our economic system, that's kind of how it works. It's a survival-of-the-fittest environment. I doubt that the survival-of-the-fittest environment is a pr
by qazpot 7y ago
> In our economic system, that's kind of how it works. It's a survival-of-the-fittest environment.
I doubt that the survival-of-the-fittest environment is a product of the economic system. It is the converse which is true. Our society which includes economic system is a product of survival-of-the-fittest because it is hardcoded in our DNA, in fact in the genetic material of every living thing.
- perfmode 7y agoThis is fallacious
- skybrian 7y agoBusinesses have decision-makers who are not simply paperclip-maximizers. They read the news and have opinions about right and wrong. This means politics matters; it isn't all economic incentives, let alone genetics. This doesn't mean it's easy to change people's minds, though.