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7d 6h ago in me_irl from lemmy.todayThese are valid points. Cooperative groups outcompete non-cooperative groups and humans have evolved around that. But that aspect of human nature evolved in a radically different context to the modern world. Cooperation evolved when humans lived in small groups at the scale where everyone knew each other and "bad" actions were always known about by everyone in the group and usually punished/discouraged in some way. People outside that group were always viewed with suspicion and wariness. The human brain is hardwired to identify and categorise everyone into "us" or "them" groups.
When human groups grew to the size where it was normal to interact with strangers then that radically changed the way that human cooperation had to work, the rules are very different than the ones we originally evolved with. As you said, organised religion and governance specifically grew out of the need to manage this. In a large society with ubiquitous anonymity, it is much more feasible to be non-cooperative and still be successful in an evolutionary sense (i.e. have plenty of surviving offspring). Modern human societies, with specialisation of labour and market economies, enable this and I think can be argued even encourage "bad"/non-cooperative behaviour in many ways.
we urgently need to learn cooperation outside of state controles rule
I completely agree. But it's difficult, because forming trust with a bunch of strangers goes against human nature. You need to find a way to get people's brains to identify those strangers as an "us" instead of a "them".
I think this is a bit of an oversimplification. Most people have a perception bias for "bad" people, but it's justified because the potential outcomes of being a victim of a bad person are astronomical. So it doesn't matter if the vast majority of people are "good", because a single encounter with a bad person can be catastrophic, so it makes logical sense to be wary if you know there are any amount of bad people around.
Now of course this instinct gets manipulated by the media and politicians and all that, but the initial instinct is perfectly reasonable, imo.
Gothic remake lockpicking backlash raises the fascinating question of whether anybody really enjoys lockpicking in RPGs
8d 5h ago in crpg from www.rockpapershotgun.comI mean, its a game mechanic. It puts a limit on the player's potential to pick difficult locks.
I wonder why unfunny people think its ok to pick on minorities?
13d 3h ago in australia@aussie.zone from lemmy.wtfIs giving this oxygen here really helping? Does anyone here not already know what these people are?
AskHistorians
14d 10h ago in newcommunities from piefed.socialIs it going to be strictly moderated to require some semblance of evidence or sources?
Three 1940s women posing for a dirty joke
15d 15h ago in historyphotos@piefed.socialI'm not sure what you're saying?
I'm kind of sceptical that the term "wet" to refer to a woman being sexually arroused was common vernacular in the 40s. You couldn't say the word "pregnant" on TV at the time.
When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth (1970)
16d 8h ago in bmoviebonanzaOh I just assumed it was Harryhousen!
The stop motion is incredible!
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