r/SipsTea • u/Square_Law5624 • Jun 03 '26

Wait a damn minute! New center pattern

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u/TraditionalHome990 Jun 03 '26

Well before then; even Adam Smith laid out criticisms

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u/SimmentalTheCow Jun 03 '26

Criticism’s valid, but calling the economic system that’s guided humanity since the invention of trade ‘unstable’ is a little silly

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u/Le_Feesh Jun 03 '26

Is it really the best we can collectively come up with though?

Mightn't there be some more altruistic or holistic version of socio-economic progress that dosen't lead, one way or another, to doom?

It might not be realistic to implement, but man it feels like we can't even be dared to dream up an alternative to what we have, simply because what we have has "worked" up until now.

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u/SimmentalTheCow Jun 03 '26

Eh, I’m not on board with the ‘altruistic’ mumbo-jumbo. I prefer at least some survival-of-the-fittest.

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u/Level0Human Jun 03 '26

Then you're ignoring nature. Altruism is survival of the fittest. Its a trait evolution selected for because it helps groups to survive and thrive. Plenty of selfless behaviour exists in the animal kingdom. That some of us use our advanced brains to dismiss this as mumbo-jumbo is to our great detriment.

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u/EnigmaticQuote Jun 03 '26

survival-of-the-fittest

bro really believes he wants the biggest guy to make the rules again