It is correct - not that you care about “correct”. To you, words only mean what emotional reactions they get.
My conception of “human nature” comes directly from psychology, sociology, and anthropology textbooks, and the experience I have with humanity which has been exclusively abusive.
People are only capable of cooperation in the service of protecting their social groups from external threats, real or imagined. While that does include protection against natural disasters, it’s primarily used against innocent people believed to be threats solely because they don’t already belong to the social group. If they believe they can get away with it, any group will butcher any random person like a hog simply to show dominance.
Look up social dominance theory and recognize that all social groups try to dominate all other group and people. Human beings literally define their identities by who they or their social groups dominate. That’s a fact.
I feel sorry for you that your experiences of fellow humans have been so unrelentingly negative. To clarify your position, are you saying groups of humans are incapable of altruism?
Human groups are capable of altruism toward perceived members of their group - “perceived” includes people like members of their group.
Human groups are ruthless to those outside their group, particularly towards lone people and weaker groups.
Solitary, unpopular people like myself are ravaged by everyone precisely because we have no protection and offer no threat to organized groups.
I’ve never had a the opportunity to join a group because I was not born into one in the first place, and people will only tolerate those already in a social group. Everyone objectifies me and insists that I am their property.
It is correct - not that you care about “correct”. To you, words only mean what emotional reactions they get.
My conception of “human nature” comes directly from psychology, sociology, and anthropology textbooks, and the experience I have with humanity which has been exclusively abusive.
People are only capable of cooperation in the service of protecting their social groups from external threats, real or imagined. While that does include protection against natural disasters, it’s primarily used against innocent people believed to be threats solely because they don’t already belong to the social group. If they believe they can get away with it, any group will butcher any random person like a hog simply to show dominance.
Look up social dominance theory and recognize that all social groups try to dominate all other group and people. Human beings literally define their identities by who they or their social groups dominate. That’s a fact.
I feel sorry for you that your experiences of fellow humans have been so unrelentingly negative. To clarify your position, are you saying groups of humans are incapable of altruism?
I’m saying that:
Human groups are capable of altruism toward perceived members of their group - “perceived” includes people like members of their group.
Human groups are ruthless to those outside their group, particularly towards lone people and weaker groups.
Solitary, unpopular people like myself are ravaged by everyone precisely because we have no protection and offer no threat to organized groups.
I’ve never had a the opportunity to join a group because I was not born into one in the first place, and people will only tolerate those already in a social group. Everyone objectifies me and insists that I am their property.