• doublejay1999@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Glad i had the chance to share it !

      The authors book Human Kind (Rutger Bregman) argues that we have developed a pessimistic view of ourselves - and the vast majority of humans are basically decent people.

      It’s got a lot of similar stories, where he revisits historical events and science experiments that have been used to paint humans as feral animals - and manages to debunk them, or at least expose the fragility of that argument.

      He suggests that Survival of the Fittest is also a flawed concept - and that humans have succeeded because of superior collaboration and cooperation.

      Review (and better synopsis) here - but it’s a heart warming read.

      https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/may/12/humankind-a-hopeful-history-by-rutger-bregman-review

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        1 year ago

        But survival of the fittest is the basis of capitalism. How ever could we reconcile that!?

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        I think being stuck on an island with resources makes you work together, if it was a life or death apocalyptic scenario, I can see how selfishness and self preservation would prevail.

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        1 year ago

        “Survival of the fittest” is a pop sci misinterpretation of On The Origin of Species. It’s flawed because it’s some made up shit.