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[–] davepleasebehave 37 points 1 year ago (2 children)

and yet we essentially live in the best of times.

Sad we can't find a political way for everyone to have enough of what we have.

primal needs to hoard are strong in humans.

[–] ThatWeirdGuy1001 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

We're still using instincts that were designed for the wild.

We're a perfect example of what happens when a predator species becomes overpopulated. They over indulge in a plentiful bounty not realizing they're killing out their food source.

That's why we hunt dear or kill wolves. A balance must exist or everything goes awry.

Humans destroyed this balance.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No, Jerry, we're not going to implement The Purge to bring back Malthusian population cycles. We've already got the Demographic Transition at home.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Hear me out ...

Bring back Gladiator battles

[–] HardlightCereal 9 points 1 year ago

Sad we can't find a political way for everyone to have enough of what we have.

It's called communism.