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y-curious 3 hours ago

People are only willing to pay for quality, mostly. I can’t just say that I’m a neurosurgeon because I want to be one. There has always been reward for merit and suffering for lack of merit.

Nothing “anti human” about social Darwinism

wolvesechoes 32 minutes ago | parent [-]

> There has always been reward for merit and suffering for lack of merit.

But conflating merit with economical value is very recent invention.

> Nothing “anti human” about social Darwinism

It didn't arise until rise of capitalism and bourgeoise (lack of) morality. For most of human history, and among countless cultures, social Darwinism wasn't the case.

Peak ideology, btw.