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Money is also an unnatural construct, most of civilization has succeeded and advanced due to abstract constructs, and this is one of mankind’s strengths. Learn
by jb1991 4y ago
Money is also an unnatural construct, most of civilization has succeeded and advanced due to abstract constructs, and this is one of mankind’s strengths. Learn more about this in the book Sapiens.
- goodlinks 4y agoHave you read the ragged trousered phillanthropists?
- jb1991 4y agoNo I haven’t, but if you’re suggesting that these so-called unnatural constructs can be damaging to the world, that is certainly true, but the flipside is that they also lead to great progress.
- goodlinks 4y agoImho Its a really good book, i think the first novel written by a non-noble, or something like that. Its over 100 years old but still very relevant today. Understanding how things have not changed in that time was powerful in helping me form opinions on what should change. Edit: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ragged-Trousered_Philanthropists https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ragged-Trousered_Philant...