ageedizzle@piefed.ca to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoWhat’s your most controversial opinion?message-squaremessage-square960linkfedilinkarrow-up1222arrow-down112file-text
arrow-up1210arrow-down1message-squareWhat’s your most controversial opinion?ageedizzle@piefed.ca to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square960linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squaresamus12345@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·19 hours agoHumanity’s evil is a scaling problem. We do pretty well until we’re in a society that’s big enough that everybody doesn’t know everybody else.
minus-squareDicska@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·18 hours agoI’ve been in school long enough to tell you that knowing people might not prevent some from being awful.
minus-squaresamus12345@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·18 hours agoThat’s correct, some people are pieces of shit regardless. But if everyone is looking out for everyone else, those people are shunned pretty quickly.
minus-squareDicska@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·18 hours ago But if everyone is looking out for everyone else I agree with you, but this takes us back to square 1 : ).
minus-squaresamus12345@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·17 hours agoIt has to be a small enough group. In a small enough group, the assholes will be cast out. Hence, the scaling problem. it doesn’t get rid of assholes completely, it makes them unable to cause as much harm.
Humanity’s evil is a scaling problem. We do pretty well until we’re in a society that’s big enough that everybody doesn’t know everybody else.
I’ve been in school long enough to tell you that knowing people might not prevent some from being awful.
That’s correct, some people are pieces of shit regardless. But if everyone is looking out for everyone else, those people are shunned pretty quickly.
I agree with you, but this takes us back to square 1 : ).
It has to be a small enough group. In a small enough group, the assholes will be cast out. Hence, the scaling problem. it doesn’t get rid of assholes completely, it makes them unable to cause as much harm.