• pinkdrunkenelephants@sopuli.xyz
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    1 year ago

    Okay, we need to have a talk about this.

    Civilization has never been about cooperation and has always, since the rise of agriculture, been about the most domineering exploiting the most vulnerable. This is true regardless of what kind of an economy they were running.

    It was true back in ancient times where economies were command ones dominated by a king. What the hell did you think the king did? Say please?

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      1 year ago

      Aboriginal tribes seem to have a sort-of collectivism. Not exactly sure I could say socialism, but no one owned necessary resources, and with various exceptions, seemed to make sure those who hadn’t committed some egregious wrong to others in their immediate society (that was known). Exploitation still happened and I’m not sure whether the lesser amount of exploration was due to scale, solely, but I’d wager it’s not

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        1 year ago

        Tons of indigenous societies had straight up slaves dude. Painting indigenous societies with a broad brush is not a good idea. They’re as different as modern societies.

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          1 year ago

          I never said they didn’t. I never addressed that at all. I addressed collectivism.