Joseph on Nostr: 5/25 “And then, one fine day, a mutation happened to arise. One day, when yet ...

5/25

“And then, one fine day, a mutation happened to arise. One day, when yet another conflict arose, just like all the others that had come before it, something new happened to happen. Instead of persisting in the myopically selfish policies of mutual defection and distrust that had reigned heretofore, these particular lucky competitors hit upon a new idea: cooperation for mutual benefit. They formed a ‘social contract.’ Whereas before there had been families, or herds, or tribes, this was the birth of a different kind of group, a society. This was the birth of civilization.”