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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] 14 points 1 day ago (15 children)

You could build all the guillotines you want, you won't be able to change human nature. Until we can force people out of the validation casino that is social media, the Tech world or the next vampiric capitalistic cliche will just step in.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (14 children)

Human nature is flexibility and empathy . We can totally change how humans act by having a different system that doesn't promote sociopathy

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (3 children)

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] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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 day ago* (last edited 1 day 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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