A new book argues that violence laid the foundation for virtue

Re:A new book argues that violence laid the foundation for v... by circlefavshape on Friday February 15, 2019 @11:17AM (#19172065)

The more we value the individual the more we will shy away from violence (or, rather, leave it to the professionals like soldiers and cops and criminals)

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Re:A new book argues that violence laid the foundation for v... by castlecrasher2 on Friday February 15, 2019 @12:04PM (#19172552)

I think we as a society value the individual less and less nowadays, and the decrease in violence is an indicator of that. I mean, who hasn't been defriended or seen someone defriend someone on social media because of conflicting opinions? That's not valuing the individual, that's putting opinions over the individual.

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Re:A new book argues that violence laid the foundation for v... by krapp on Friday February 15, 2019 @02:24PM (#19173894)

>I mean, who hasn't been defriended or seen someone defriend someone on social media because of conflicting opinions? That's not valuing the individual, that's putting opinions over the individual.

It's the inevitable result of a form of abstract social interaction that makes direct physical violence impossible. If it were possible to reach into the internet and actually assault people through the monitor, deaths would probably range in the millions per year.

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