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> There is absolutely nothing about capitalism that changes human behavior to be greedy - humans are greedy, whether it be for money or for social status. For
by aaomidi 3y ago
> There is absolutely nothing about capitalism that changes human behavior to be greedy - humans are greedy, whether it be for money or for social status.
For the vast majority of human history, humans have been cooperative and not greedy.
You’re making a spectacular claim without a source.
There’s plenty written on this:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2781880/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2781880/
- isbvhodnvemrwvn 3y agoSo are you.
- gruez 3y ago>You’re making a spectacular claim without a source. Hilarious since you also made a claim without a source in the prior sentence.
- jonhohle 3y agoWe’re arguably living in one of the most peaceful periods in history[0]. There are wars, but there is literally a political body where 193 of 195 countries regularly discuss issues with physical violence. Assuming violence is a proxy for greed, it’s quite a time to be alive (we’ll see how long it lasts). 0 - https://www.vox.com/2015/6/23/8832311/war-casualties-600-years https://www.vox.com/2015/6/23/8832311/war-casualties-600-yea...
- aaomidi 3y agoLook at where that graph started.