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[–] Samvega@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I don’t know exactly what to do with this knowledge, btw.

Humans might best work together to create a society which establishes a level of decency for all living beings, so that as many people as possible have a chance of their (reasonable and fulfillable) needs being met.

I am not sure that this is something that humanity is currently working towards.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

I am not sure that this is something that humanity as a whole is capable of. I think there are way too many people with inherent selfishness. Selfishness can be taught, but it isn't always. I certainly have met some very selfish people who come from very generous parents.

Then there's sociopaths and psychopaths.

And, of course, there are also naturally aggressive people. They may even have a testosterone issue.

I don't know what to do about such people. They work against societies like that, but they don't necessarily do anything illegal, so locking them up is not a solution.