• brain_in_a_box@lemmy.ml
    11·
    1 year ago

    Capitalism really couldn’t happen to this degree until industrialism became a thing.

    Or any degree really; capitalism is a modern phenomena.

    I mean, all you have to do is look at all of recorded human history to see that we’re not an altruistic or compassionate species.

    Altruism and compassion have existed for the entire history of the species.

    If people were, communism would actually work.

    It does actually work, though that’s got nothing to do with the point at hand.

    • pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online
      11·
      1 year ago

      Communism works for small communities, like 2-300 people (which incidentally is the size of the tribes we developed to be part of).

      And while altruistim and compassion have existed, they’re by no means traits in the majority of humans. Humans are selfish, greedy animals. Some of us might realize this and work to be better, but that means we’re fighting our natural tendencies.