Post #1230275

2026-04-08 13:00 UTC

There are many things that people are willing to do for their own satisfaction, I don't disagree with that. I don't think waste disposal is one of them. The "communal life" you're talking about cannot exist in an urbanised society, because most people you affect in a city are not personally known to you, and there will be no opportunity for the social mechanisms we evolved to pressure us into doing the right thing. In a village of 200 people, if you throw your shit in the street, your neighbour, whom you know personally and whose opinion you likely care about, will complain. In a city of 2 million, if someone throws shit in the street you have no idea who it was, they've never met you, and what are you gonna do about it anyway? Anyway, I should bow out now. I have no interest in discussing politics or economics with an anarchist.

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@bearboiblake@pawb.social 2026-04-08 13:07

Do you really believe everyone would act like a psychopath if they aren't always directly accountable for their actions? And how does that differ from our current system? > I have no interest in discussing politics or economics with an anarchist. That's really too bad, because I'm sure you'd learn a lot! Anarchism is not what you think it is. Either way, have a great day, I wish you all the best. Solidarity forever!

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@Nalivai@lemmy.world 2026-04-08 13:19

> because most people you affect in a city are not personally known to you, and there will be no opportunity for the social mechanisms we evolved to pressure us into doing the right thing That's a demonstrable bullshit. Believing that the only motivation people can have is the fear of repercussions is the same level of that christian psychotic "if it wasn't for the fear of god everyone would be raping and killing all the time" that says more about you than about supposed issue you're afraid of.

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