Comment by bpt3
2 days ago
If the world was filled with people with KK's attitude, humanity would have died off a very long time ago.
2 days ago
If the world was filled with people with KK's attitude, humanity would have died off a very long time ago.
I disagree. The world is in fact filled with people with this attitude. And it is likely why we're still here at all.
"…it is one of high importance to all those animals which aid and defend one another, it will have been increased through natural selection; for those communities, which included the greatest number of the most sympathetic members, would flourish best, and rear the greatest number of offspring."
—Charles Darwin (the Ascent of Man)
You realize I'm talking about the author (KK), not the people he was basically grifting?
I have edited my comment to make it more clear.
I did not realize, thanks for the clarification.
I think you're leaning a little too hard on Kevin though. Grifting is putting a bit of a fine point on it.
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Conversely, if the world was filled with people with this attitude, humanity would be living in a stable, post-scarcity situation from a very long time ago.
No, because everyone would be waiting around to be helped rather than producing the abundance required for a post-scarcity society (which can never actually exist by the way).
You can't eat or sleep in gratitude, especially from people who have no intent of repaying your favors.
Edit: To be clear, I was talking about the author in my comment above.
Only if it's not reciprocal. There was another comment here about how someone who helped KK emailed him much later for some help, and he immediately remembered and invited him over to talk. Gratitude leads to reciprocation.
If a species is going to die out anyway, shouldn't it try to go out in a way respectful to its self-identity (assuming it's smart enough to have self-identity)?