Comment by germandiago
9 days ago
I think this goes beyond capitalism.
People willing to do something harder or more risky than others will always have a bigger chance to get a better position. Be that sports, labor or anything in life.
9 days ago
I think this goes beyond capitalism.
People willing to do something harder or more risky than others will always have a bigger chance to get a better position. Be that sports, labor or anything in life.
I am 1000% OK with living in a world where basic needs are fully provided for,
and competition and drive are worked out in domains which do not come at the expense of someone else's basic needs.
Scifi has speculated about many potential outlets for "human drive," the frontier/pioneer spirit being a big one; if I could name my one dream for my kids it'd be that they live in an equitable post-scarcity society which has turned its interests to exploring the solar system and beyond.
Sports, "FKT" competitions, and social capital ("influence") are also relatively innocuous ways to absorb the drive for hierarchy and power.
The X factor is, is the will to dominate/control/be subjugated to, suppressible or manageable.
If not we're in for a bad time.