Re:Orthodox Privilege
by zdragnar on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @06:31PM
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In a world where resources (and / or distribution to them) are outpaced by the needs and wants of people, then interaction in the form of competition or cooperation is necessary.
Given that not every need or want can be fulfilled, they have to be prioritized in some way.
People with differing opinions on the value of fulfilling a particular need or want are going to have difficulty cooperating; a competitive system enables people to build up resources to fulfill their own needs and wants as they desire and are capable.
Societies have often found a way to balance these- markets for the majority of cases, and charity or taxation to fulfill the rest up to the point where they peacefully agree to do so.
A purely cooperative society, as you pointed out, works up until someone opts out. It is a fantasy.
Given that not every need or want can be fulfilled, they have to be prioritized in some way.
People with differing opinions on the value of fulfilling a particular need or want are going to have difficulty cooperating; a competitive system enables people to build up resources to fulfill their own needs and wants as they desire and are capable.
Societies have often found a way to balance these- markets for the majority of cases, and charity or taxation to fulfill the rest up to the point where they peacefully agree to do so.
A purely cooperative society, as you pointed out, works up until someone opts out. It is a fantasy.