An economic system where psychopathy isn’t rewarded

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OrderOfMagnitude@reddit

The west used to have the best regulation on the planet, then people stopped giving a fuck about all that

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L444ki@reddit

Better than anyone else in the history of the world. Still far from perfect, but a long way ahead anyone else.

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L444ki@reddit

Pick any country at any time on history and compare their regulatory system with any western country and you will see how much better the current western regulations are in comparison.

You can start with something easy like sanitation or hygine regulations and work your way up from there.

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shadwocorner@reddit

Isn't that tied to modern technology though?

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L444ki@reddit

Sure, technology and scientific knowlege allow for better regulations. That is why generally speaking more technologically advanced societies have better regulations.

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20th century, post-war and present-cold war desire for legitimate prosperity on both a national and personal level. Like that guy said, far from perfect, but name a competing place and time in all of human history.

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shiggy345@reddit

Minor contention with the premise: 'psychopaths" i.e people with anti-social personality disorder (ASPD) aren't very successful in modern society. Most of them struggle with the deleterious aspects of the condition like impulsiveness and isolation, and as a result live in the marginal portions of society as poor, criminals, and addicts. The fact that many successful people have ASPD or display traits of ASPD is a survivorship bias, where their advantaged positions help to shield them from the vices of their condition.

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mcgormack@reddit

This will be an unpopular opinion on Reddit: Our system doesn't reward psychopathy.

It rewards competitiveness and disagreeableness to an extend. But to get far in any field, in the long run, a person also needs to collaborate and make deals that are mutually beneficial.

A person who cannot do these things and can only backstab will mostly earn short term gains, while being at a disadvantage versus someone who can play fair.

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PM_Your_Wiener_Dog@reddit

Seems a bit unfair, psychopaths have feelings too

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Cognoggin@reddit

Post scarcity of resources and the introduction of Soylent green.
Production (Guatemalan cyborgs), Security, (ED-209) and transportation (Trebuchet) of goods is automated.
Secret Cults worshipping David Hasselhoff and Kung Fury.
Crocs, sandals and marketing are outlawed.

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