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I think capitalism is simply the an economic system based on the psychological behavior of self-preservation-- which is exhibited in most if not all forms of li
by aeoleonn 5y ago
I think capitalism is simply the an economic system based on the psychological behavior of self-preservation-- which is exhibited in most if not all forms of life. It is a reliable behavior (in terms of staying alive) and an expected instinct (in terms of psychological evolution).
- fao_ 5y agoI mean that's provably not the case as many creatures including humans are more collaborative than strictly selfish in nature, and there's a wealth of knowledge you can find about that by going to google scholar
- aeoleonn 5y ago"self-preservation" includes social animals. Some animals are social by nature, correct. Whether or not they have evolved to become social, being social increases their odds of survival, due to economic factors such as pooling of resources [1]. Without survival, there is no animal. Hence it is the basal need. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pooling_(resource_management) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pooling_(resource_management)
- fao_ 5y agoI don't think the OP was talking about anything other than survival of the fittest, which is the usual go-to defense of "capitalism is present in nature", and it does not tend to hold up. However they didn't actually go into much depth, so I guess you can read it however you want, though