Oh boy, that’s a very generous view of human nature.

The cynic in me agrees with the article’s premise, but not because I believe "alignment is a joke", but because I doubt that humans are "biologically predisposed to acquire prosocial behavior."

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goatlover 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

Human cooperation is the norm not the exception.

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weinzierl 2 days ago | parent [-]

The norm is competition and cooperation is the tool we invented to compete more effectively.

Cooperation is only competition’s favorite strategy.

	▲	jaeh 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		The norm is cooperation and competition is the tool we invented to cooperate more effectively. Competition is only cooperation's favorite strategy. (By choosing from competing groups we select more favorable cooperation partners, because there are too many to choose from.) Both of our statements are true. darned doublethink.

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catcowcostume 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

It's ok, you are allowed to start from wrong premises. It's nice that you acknowledge your shortcomings.