• BlackLaZoR@fedia.io
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    The “selfish human nature” meme was basically invented as a post-hoc justification for the dysfunctional social systems

    No, it’s a biological reality rooted all the way in theory of evolution. It’s an inherent part of nature of any living being

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      Taking survival of the fittest and using it as evidence of vaguely analogous principles for how human society works has a long history of being wrong. That the way we behave is biased towards survival and reproduction in our native habitat does not imply that the concept of self interest must be at the foundation of how our minds function.