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Re: SOCIAL CONTRACT

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On 2/9/2023 10:15 AM, Richard Hertz wrote:
> On Thursday, February 9, 2023 at 6:42:47 AM UTC-3, maluw...@gmail.com wrote:
>> On Thursday, 9 February 2023 at 10:26:45 UTC+1, whodat wrote:
>>> If you are an adult in this world and do not know about
>>> as well as completely understand SOCIAL CONTRACT then you
>>> had better go read about it right now, not tomorrow or
>>> when it is convenient, right now.
>>>
>>> Not knowing the name is ok so long as you know the concept.
>>>
>>> BTW, not living by it is "evil." While I have mentioned
>>> Dewey that's only because he was such an influence on
>>> modern American education. The principles are ancient.
>> A contract, indeed. A "good" contract you can't refuse.
> 
> Social contracts are evolutionary in Western "McDonald's" societies, but NOT in a good way,
> 
> Internet and social media are killing what's left of decency, compassion and good will. Hedonism, consumerism and
> gender choice (kids, adults) are the paradigms by now in the decadent "industrialized world".
> 
> Even tribal "social contracts" are evolving for the worse, as "civilization" pushes its borders.

That's true of a small subset of society. In early
hunter-gatherer days protohumans and early humans
were, perhaps by necessity, a violent and greedy
bunch. Until we were "well off" by comparison to our
early ancestors, "social contract" wasn't possible in
the face of survival of the individual.

You just gave a great example of why "cranks" like you
fail to make headway. It is easy to find fault with
ideas when you only deal with a subset. The true test
of any idea is how well or poorly it works where the
rubber meets the road in a full or appreciable sampling.

Because there's actually no harm done by the lunatical
antics of participants on social media, so many marginally
sane or even completely insane are drawn to it. If you
look only at places like this one you cannot draw any
legitimate conclusions avout society in general.

Two of the greatest humanitarians of the 20th cenury did
not arrive in McDonald's territory, Ghandi and Mother
Theresa, nor did a possible future contender, Pope Francis.

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SOCIAL CONTRACT whodat <whodaat@void.nowgre.com> - 2023-02-09 03:26 -0600
  Re: SOCIAL CONTRACT Maciej Wozniak <maluwozniak@gmail.com> - 2023-02-09 01:41 -0800
    Re: SOCIAL CONTRACT Richard Hertz <hertz778@gmail.com> - 2023-02-09 08:15 -0800
      Re: SOCIAL CONTRACT patdolan <patdolan@comcast.net> - 2023-02-09 09:55 -0800
      Re: SOCIAL CONTRACT whodat <whodaat@void.nowgre.com> - 2023-02-09 12:01 -0600
        Re: SOCIAL CONTRACT Maciej Wozniak <maluwozniak@gmail.com> - 2023-02-09 10:35 -0800
        Re: SOCIAL CONTRACT patdolan <patdolan@comcast.net> - 2023-02-09 11:11 -0800
          Re: SOCIAL CONTRACT patdolan <patdolan@comcast.net> - 2023-02-09 11:17 -0800
            Re: SOCIAL CONTRACT whodat <whodaat@void.nowgre.com> - 2023-02-09 15:53 -0600
          Re: SOCIAL CONTRACT whodat <whodaat@void.nowgre.com> - 2023-02-09 15:45 -0600

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