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minus-squareJeffrey Brown@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 days agoI read that to mean, sadly: “Utopia doesn’t work because it is contrary to human nature.”
minus-squarebl4ckp1xx13@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 days agoUnfortunately, yes, our brains are still wired almost exactly how they were when we were hunter-gatherers; we just stuff it with more knowledge now. Back then, sure, greed was a necessary survival instinct to have food over the winters, and hand-outs were risky. We haven’t adapted to the modern world, and the abundance available to us.
I read that to mean, sadly: “Utopia doesn’t work because it is contrary to human nature.”
Unfortunately, yes, our brains are still wired almost exactly how they were when we were hunter-gatherers; we just stuff it with more knowledge now.
Back then, sure, greed was a necessary survival instinct to have food over the winters, and hand-outs were risky.
We haven’t adapted to the modern world, and the abundance available to us.