Will humanity ever be able to overcome that tribalistic instinct of "us vs. them?" - eviltoast

The way I see it that instinct is the cause behind so much suffering and injustice in the world.

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    1 year ago

    But how would you define the point at which our material needs are met? It feels like it’s an intrinsic desire for humans to gain an advantage over other people. Or at least we want the illusion of being able to gain an advantage through either hard work or gaming the system. For me it seems like capitalism lies in our nature and it requires a complete change of our societal values to move to a different system. Not saying that I think capitalism is a good thing.