Gregory's Server@o_andras @yogthos I'm pretty sure that at its core, basic human goodness is overcoming the natural instinct of individual selfishness and doing what's best for everyone as a whole.
But thats the exception. Being selfless is exceptional.
I think that by default, in our natural state, we'd be greedy, consuming as much resources as we can.
My argument is dumb and falls a little short, I know. But the truth is in there somewhere, I'm sure of it.
@frigginglorious @o_andras if you think that humans are selfish and greedy by default, that's all the more argument to create systems that suppress such negative tendencies while encouraging positive ones.
Capitalism would be akin to taking an alcoholic to a bar in this scenario.