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Evolution made us cheats, now free-riders run the world and we need to change (www.cam.ac.uk)

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[–] SplashJackson@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 month ago

I blame the prisoner's dilemma

[–] pglpm@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 month ago (2 children)

as evidenced by the rise of the Julius Caesar of our time—Donald Trump

Is it the author of the article who writes such idiocies? or the author of the book?

[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 5 points 1 month ago

Goodman says: “We see this happening today, as evidenced by the rise of the Julius Caesar of our time—Donald Trump— but it is a situation that evolution has predicted since the origins of life and later, language, and which will only change form again even if the current crises are overcome.”

Dude...

[–] Redfox8@mander.xyz 3 points 1 month ago

I stopped reading st the use of the word 'alphas'...

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

This one hurts but most people still larp rich people worked hard for their wealth lol

Maybe once boomers and gen x die off, we can hit critical mass

[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 2 points 1 month ago

I want to believe but a few statistics on younger gens has me sweating.