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To think of an analogy people could die when planet earth dies, or people could die if their tribe gets wiped out, as they can't any longer fence for the resour
by mewpmewp2 5y ago
To think of an analogy people could die when planet earth dies, or people could die if their tribe gets wiped out, as they can't any longer fence for the resources individually.
Or people will die if a bad actor will launch nuclear bombs for their own selfish gain, pollute the earth etc.
I imagine some cells like cancer cells also act selfishly while damaging the host and reaping temporary rewards themselves.
So it seems like analogy of people and few bad actors makes even more sense in terms of cells as opposed to ants who all act only towards the greater good.
Tldr; In order to succeed and survive you need many working together, however it is possible to get ahead temporarily acting selfishly, not caring about the greater good, but having too many of those bad actors will end bad for everyone. Which happens with both, people and cells.