And importantly, it doesn't make things better, it makes things more likely to survive in a given environment. Whether it's by making a lion, a tapeworm, a koala or a raccoon.
Survival of the fittest is an absolute. It always applies.
Which is why social darwinism is an obvious lie. They do not want survival of the fittest, that's just a fact of life. What they want is an environment where their cruelty is rewarded and unpunished.
Much like normal people, they manipulate their environment and others to suit their ends. Except their ends happen to be shitty ends.
Any reasons they offer is mere disengenious charade covering up their malice.
Nature can be cruel, yes. But it can be kind, too. Cruelty is no more natural than kindness.
Society and cooperation is in fact how we evolved as a species to be the fittest. Cooperation is a common trait in many “animal societies” for the same reason. Every theory trying to motivate being a jerk to others by evolution is nothing else than an excuse to be a terrible human being and protect existing privilege/domination over others.
Exactly. The whole "are people fundamentally good or bad" argument that comes up any time people talk about organizing society in a more equitable way completely misses the point. Hell, that framing guarantees you'll never come to an agreement. Before you can have a productive discussion, you first need to establish a consensus on the definition of "good" and "evil?" No chance.
Instead, it's pretty easy to point out that we have literally the entire history of human beings as evidence that people fundamentally want to cooperate and build communities. I mean how do you even fucking argue against that?
"Oh yeah? Well, I think people just don't get along with each other."
"Counterpoint: every single collaborative effort that humanity has ever achieved."
It's right up there with the ridiculous notion that people need a profit motive to innovate. I have no idea how that myth persists when you can just point out the fact that "profit motive" was like the trillionth thing that people invented. You might as well say that people would never have invented the concept of writing without computers.
