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True. It feels like humans are driven by individual selfishness, so much that it's threatening the survival of the species. But on a long timeline of centuries
by lioeters 2y ago
True. It feels like humans are driven by individual selfishness, so much that it's threatening the survival of the species. But on a long timeline of centuries and millenia, somehow "collective selfishness" is working out well.
In terms of population, the past century has been a grand success, far above any local damage caused by immense selfishness of an individual or small group. Who knows, maybe such seemingly destructive tendencies are even contributing to further the collective.
- Gormo 2y ago> It feels like humans are driven by individual selfishness, so much that it's threatening the survival of the species. I'm not sure I'm following. Individual selfishness seems to be driving rapid expansion and propagation of the human species -- where do you see any threat? > But on a long timeline of centuries and millenia, somehow "collective selfishness" is working out well. What do you mean by "collective selfishness?" I'm not sure I'm aware of anything that exists that matches how I am interpreting that phrase. > Who knows, maybe such seemingly destructive tendencies are even contributing to further the collective. What destructive tendencies are you referring to?
- amy-petrik-214 2y ago[flagged]