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If reality is zero sum as you say, why did we evolve cooperation?

• HarryHirsch 6y ago
  To exploit the plebs? In the article they are selling us women joining the labour force in the 1970s as a net positive ("millions of jobs created"). In return we got caught in the two-income trap because childcare became an expense and real estate went up disproportionately in price. Anyone who isn't discussing this has an agenda, they are probably a capitalist who finds reserve labour useful to have around.
• buzzkillington 6y ago
  Because two people cooperating can kill one person who isn't and end up with 1/3rd more resources each.
  • renewiltord 6y ago
    That is literally zero sum and probably negative sum action.
• Frost1x 6y ago
  We (humans) often cooperate because it allows us to do things we can't do alone. So perhaps we evolved cooperation so we could hunt and defend ourselves. If we look at this reduction alone, it looks like a positive sum because all of the humans benefit in this case. If we look at the system holistically, now that we can defend ourselves, some wild animal may struggle to find food and starve. All and all, zero sum. This is all well and good for humans so long as the group size doesn't get to a point where theyre now competing for some finite resource.