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"would be, above all, empathetic. Concerned about the well being of their fellow humans." I'm tired of this line. We are animals first and foremost. Complicate
by pj_mukh 2y ago
"would be, above all, empathetic. Concerned about the well being of their fellow humans."
I'm tired of this line. We are animals first and foremost. Complicated animals, but animals nonetheless. We will never consistently be this. The best of us will try but most of us will animalistically react to the incentives in front of us in selfish ways.
We are better of thinking of systems and the incentives they create than hopelessly waiting for us to become not animals. Aligning good goals with personal profit is the name of the game.
- cloogshicer 2y agoExcept our superior ability to collaborate is arguably our strongest asset.
- pj_mukh 2y agoOf course! Nothing I said precludes this. Lots of collaboration is used for selfish means.
- cloogshicer 2y agoIs collaboration at its most useful/powerful when it's done selfishly?