I would say that psychologically it’s the addiction of power. We toe the line where “competition” creates the dopamine release of “being better than others.”
Yet for some that means it’s never enough. Richest person in the world? Need to take over government. Most powerful world leader? Need to assert myself even more.
I think the great filter often boils down to unnecessary competition. In the short term it leads to technological strides, but in the long term it becomes a species self-harm, and perhaps broader. A good theoretical example is
Every species that exists within that series is so focused on ensuring they have the most power that they will go out of their way to annihilate any other species due to the assumption that’s what all of them will do is seek more power. Ironically considering the scientific and technological capabilities of the involved parties, they may have been able to work together towards a better outcome than “anyone who isn’t me is my enemy” which is basically universal fascism.
I’ve been floating the idea that evolution is the ultimate culprit. Add intelligence to “most prolific, genetically” and get capitalism, then late stage capitalism in our technological age, and viola…
I’ve been told I’m insane, though, so take it with a grain of salt
They are saying it is more general than money or information, that those are power but those specifically are not special. If we had a society without money, something else would occupy the same purpose of the psychological need of humans “to get more” to be on top.
They aren’t saying “money isn’t important to that”, they are saying “money isn’t important to that”.
Power not money. Government, patriarchy, racism, and their ilk all drive people in similarly destructive ways, money is just the (highly visible) common language.
I think it makes more sense to say that money is the great filter that’s threatening us right now. It’s the root of all evil, after all.
Love of money is the root of all evil.
In reality, it’s more like unfettered greed of certain people
I would say that psychologically it’s the addiction of power. We toe the line where “competition” creates the dopamine release of “being better than others.”
Yet for some that means it’s never enough. Richest person in the world? Need to take over government. Most powerful world leader? Need to assert myself even more.
I think the great filter often boils down to unnecessary competition. In the short term it leads to technological strides, but in the long term it becomes a species self-harm, and perhaps broader. A good theoretical example is
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Every species that exists within that series is so focused on ensuring they have the most power that they will go out of their way to annihilate any other species due to the assumption that’s what all of them will do is seek more power. Ironically considering the scientific and technological capabilities of the involved parties, they may have been able to work together towards a better outcome than “anyone who isn’t me is my enemy” which is basically universal fascism.
I’ve been floating the idea that evolution is the ultimate culprit. Add intelligence to “most prolific, genetically” and get capitalism, then late stage capitalism in our technological age, and viola…
I’ve been told I’m insane, though, so take it with a grain of salt
Money is just paper. Now it’s just bits on a disk.
The human need to acquire I think is the problem.
So you don’t think money is power, and your don’t think information is power either. What is?
They are saying it is more general than money or information, that those are power but those specifically are not special. If we had a society without money, something else would occupy the same purpose of the psychological need of humans “to get more” to be on top.
They aren’t saying “money isn’t important to that”, they are saying “money isn’t important to that”.
It’s actually type b personally disorders. Without them, capitalism couldn’t exist.
Mental health professional here. Can confirm. But they need a lot of enablers.
That’s the other half of the filter. Regular people follow them.
Because of money.
No, not really.
Power not money. Government, patriarchy, racism, and their ilk all drive people in similarly destructive ways, money is just the (highly visible) common language.