Paul on Nostr: When humans lived in small groups or villages, (which is for most of our history), it ...
When humans lived in small groups or villages, (which is for most of our history), it was very difficult to benefit from being dishonest.
Everyone knew everyone else and it was very hard to keep secrets.
Alpha male leaders who were fair and cooperative had an advantage over those who ruled by aggression and bullying. Cooperation was extremely important.
If someone was caught cheating they risked being expelled from the group. Reputation was everything. Good luck trying to find a new group to join as a stranger !
With the development of larger towns and then cities, and ease of travel, it has become much easier to benefit from cheating until we have the sorry situation today.
Free speech is very important because it lets us know who has been cheating. There are countless ways we can be cheated today ; not just through money creation but also through marketing, advertising, propaganda, obfuscation of “inconvenient” science, the inversion of incentives in medicine and law, growth of governmental
Everyone knew everyone else and it was very hard to keep secrets.
Alpha male leaders who were fair and cooperative had an advantage over those who ruled by aggression and bullying. Cooperation was extremely important.
If someone was caught cheating they risked being expelled from the group. Reputation was everything. Good luck trying to find a new group to join as a stranger !
With the development of larger towns and then cities, and ease of travel, it has become much easier to benefit from cheating until we have the sorry situation today.
Free speech is very important because it lets us know who has been cheating. There are countless ways we can be cheated today ; not just through money creation but also through marketing, advertising, propaganda, obfuscation of “inconvenient” science, the inversion of incentives in medicine and law, growth of governmental