@DIA_operative mmmm. i just wonder if they *can* learn that. @JSBTC
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@hbdchick@PuzzlePrivateer@JSBTC Except look what's happening to Sweden.... Does universalism have to be socialist? -
@DIA_operative no. it's just a good example. yeah, i don't disagree that too much universalism can be...@PuzzlePrivateer@JSBTC -
@DIA_operative ...(currently is, imo) a problem, i'm just saying that it's not pathological. instead...@PuzzlePrivateer@JSBTC -
@DIA_operative ...it's a set of traits shaped by evolution which are *now* in a different environment.@PuzzlePrivateer@JSBTC -
@DIA_operative and i don't think labeling it "pathological" helps in understanding the problem. +the comm problems.@PuzzlePrivateer@JSBTC -
@hbdchick@PuzzlePrivateer@JSBTC Sure, maybe we could call it "tragic altruism" named after that fatal flaw that brings down the great. -
@DIA_operative i rather like that. (^_^) in a depressing, nihilistic sort-of way. (~_^)@PuzzlePrivateer@JSBTC - 1 more reply
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@hbdchick@PuzzlePrivateer@JSBTC Sweden acts as if "reciprocal altruism" is universal so they extend it to pop. that don't reciprocate. -
@DIA_operative yes! and that is absolutely a problem, i agree! it's just a misplaced adaptation, prolly.@PuzzlePrivateer@JSBTC
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