"It's just something bred into any human with acquisitive heirarchical tendencies. (Which isnt all of us and I question whether those with those tendencies can be/deserve to be called 'human')"
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I still wager that it is a human quality, but only one that a very very few people have. Statistically minuscule. Because if it was mor…
"It's just something bred into any human with acquisitive heirarchical tendencies. (Which isnt all of us and I question whether those with those tendencies can be/deserve to be called 'human')"
This^^^^^^^
I still wager that it is a human quality, but only one that a very very few people have. Statistically minuscule. Because if it was more common, then humanity would have extinguished itself right out of the cradle practically. It's just that this quality can create such a massive negative impact that it seems like more people carry this disease than actually do. And capitalism has to be looked on as a spectrum. While certainly at the top you have companies like Amazon and Google and Facebook, but as you move down through the chain you get the capitalism that is simply about making money. Or at least it is a priority over hurting other people.
Another proof to your point can be shown in the fight for universal healthcare. Shouldn't businesses and corporations be on the front lines of that fight? They sure like to complain about the portion of employees insurance that they have to cover. So if profits were the pure motivating force, then they would be for universal healthcare as well. But it's about the control. The kind of extortion that you can inflict on someonewho desperately needs that healthcare even more than they need the job. It demobilize people and takes away their agency. And that's what gives big business their Boner
"It's just something bred into any human with acquisitive heirarchical tendencies. (Which isnt all of us and I question whether those with those tendencies can be/deserve to be called 'human')"
This^^^^^^^
I still wager that it is a human quality, but only one that a very very few people have. Statistically minuscule. Because if it was more common, then humanity would have extinguished itself right out of the cradle practically. It's just that this quality can create such a massive negative impact that it seems like more people carry this disease than actually do. And capitalism has to be looked on as a spectrum. While certainly at the top you have companies like Amazon and Google and Facebook, but as you move down through the chain you get the capitalism that is simply about making money. Or at least it is a priority over hurting other people.
Another proof to your point can be shown in the fight for universal healthcare. Shouldn't businesses and corporations be on the front lines of that fight? They sure like to complain about the portion of employees insurance that they have to cover. So if profits were the pure motivating force, then they would be for universal healthcare as well. But it's about the control. The kind of extortion that you can inflict on someonewho desperately needs that healthcare even more than they need the job. It demobilize people and takes away their agency. And that's what gives big business their Boner