I just finished reading Careless People (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

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I didn't think I could hate Facebook and the rich techbros any more than I already do, but holy shit, this book is making want to start learning how to build guillotines.

It also does a great job on showing how power and wealth just make people into sociopathic simulacra of humanity.

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[-] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago

That's just not the case. Humans engage in social contracts because they have a benefit to themselves. If acting selfishly causes more gain than acting socially, people overwhelmingly act selfishly. It's one of the reasons the original Dark Sector in The Division horrified psychologists.

[-] [email protected] 15 points 1 month ago

You're literally reinforcing what I just said.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

I'm curious to read about the psychologists take on Dark Sector, happen to have an article? Apparently I'm bad at searching.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Well, we're years removed but I'll try and find it. It might just be easier to research a psychologist's take on the Dark Zones. I misnamed them.

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