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Re:Designing Social Systems Without Causing Depression and War by ionised on Thursday January 18, 2018 @12:35PM (#16179156)
> Is this not in direct contradiction the base animal instinct of self survival.

What about the basic social animal instinct of co-operation and empathy?

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Re:Designing Social Systems Without Causing Depression and War by qazpot on Friday January 19, 2018 @02:14AM (#16184641)
The animal instinct of co-operation and empathy is also due to for the self survival. We co-operate and empathise with each other ensure our own survival.

This is why people who sacrifice their lives for others are exceptions rather than norm. Seeing somebody lying on tracks in front of an oncoming train, the common instinct of onlookers is not to jump but stay where they are.

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