• PilferJynx@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    Greed. Taking more than equilibrium. People focus on the apparatus but not the source. We don't need to change the system we need to change human nature.

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      9 months ago

      Oh shut up. If human nature is based on greed because you see people taking more than they need, then it's equally if not more based on mutual aid, since you have doubtlessly also seen people sacrifice their own desires and needs for the love of others. Why is one human nature, but not the other?

      Where is greed in open source? Where is greed in volunteer work?

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        9 months ago

        You've missed the point. The structures of our society is emergent from human will. Greed is a blunt word for an aspect of collective human will. I didn't imply it was the only one, ya dummy.

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          Then a society based on cooperation would also be an expression of human nature, and a much better one.