Human nature
2026-04-14 20:03 UTC
Replies (9)
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@Rooskie91@discuss.online 2026-04-14 20:40
Crazy how we have a phrase like "power corrupts" yet refuse to treat it as a mental illness.
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@arcine@jlai.lu 2026-04-14 21:23
Power corrupts, but we can't just make power disappear... The only logical solution is to spread it as thinly as possible amongst everyone, so it corrupts as little as possible. Ergo, anarchy.
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@village604@adultswim.fan 2026-04-15 19:38
It's not that humans are inherently evil, it's that inherently evil humans exist. The main problem is that enough people believe the lies the evil ones tell them and let them have power to fuck everyone. Humans are tribalistic animals, and that trait is part of why it's so easy for horrible people to convince others to do horrible things.
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@stepan@lemmy.cafe 2026-04-14 20:45
I talked about anarchism with someone recently, and "evil people" was their main argument. I've been thinking about it a lot. My point of view is that power structures give those evil people an unmatched oportunity to gain power over others. I think most of them are in politics, be it in democracy or authoritarian regimes. They are the best at climbing hierarchies and have the motivation to do so, unlike most people. But still, it seems that having evil people in politics is somehow better than having to deal with them directly for a lot of people. It may be the fear of unknown - governments might do bad things on a much bigger scale, but at least they are predictable. That's just my interpretation though.
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@Azzu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2026-04-15 10:09
The problem is that people that want power will find ways to get power even if there's no established structures that give people power. How do you prevent that from happening?
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@UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 2026-04-14 20:34
Outsiders are Evil By Nature. Insiders are Blessed By Their Commitment to The Tribe. Dear Leader came to power by virtue of extraordinary merit and is the most capable tribesman in leading our Blessed In-Group against their Diabolical Out-Group. We give him our loyalty, our labor, and our wealth voluntarily, with the expectation that he will return it to us ten-fold. And hey, look, the market is up! The Gods shine on our Glorious Hallowed Kingdom of The Virtuous And Just.
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@Doomsider@lemmy.world 2026-04-14 21:31
Don't worry, the people in power are good. They said so themselves.
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@Grail@multiverse.soulism.net 2026-04-15 01:38
I was talking with someone a while ago about anarchism and internet moderators. I said moderators shouldn't moderate based on their feelings, because power corrupts. Moderators should hold themselves to the rules, and be removed when they fail to do so. The other person said that the principle of free association means moderators can ban whoever they want, and putting limits on bans would be tyranny.
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@Digit@lemmy.wtf 2026-04-16 12:13
maybe they care