• edge [he/him]
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    374 months ago

    “People are born selfish which is why we should go with the system that incentivizes maximizing selfishness” is such an insane argument even if the presumption were true.

    • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆OP
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      254 months ago

      Indeed, if the selfish human nature argument was true, then capitalism would be akin to taking an alcoholic to a bar.

    • quarrk [he/him]
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      24 months ago

      Right? If communism were already in place, then appealing to selfishness would be a reason to keep it in place. 99% of people would be worse off moving from communism to capitalism, so being communist is the best for virtually every person.

  • CarbonScored [any]
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    174 months ago

    “Capitalist society is just human nature”

    Society: is just endless complicated laws about money and property written over centuries that vastly exceed what a single human could possibly learn in a lifetime

  • gueybana [any]
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    4 months ago

    Selfishness is Human nature mfs when they can’t get by without their social standing: doggy-beg

  • GrouchyGrouse [he/him]
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    4 months ago

    Yeah sure we left biological determination behind when we made shit like stone tools and fire but have you heard about this super innate thing called human nature that happens to justify all my ghoulish tendencies? It’s super convenient!