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[–] Eheran@lemmy.world 0 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Human nature is the reason. Regardless of the system we live in. People want more, better, etc. and feel important/strong/rich/... It has always been like that. Heck, even monkeys display such things.

[–] naevaTheRat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

100 thousand years ago you'd say human nature was to live in small bands and only assemble for seasonal hunts or cultural events. Anything else would be perpetual war.

10000 years ago you would be saying that it's against human nature to be sedentary or do repetitive work so agriculture is ultimately only a hobby at best.

4000 years ago you'd say it's human nature to live in city states ruled by tyrant warrior-kings and dedicate your life to cereal farming.

Maybe human nature isn't some well characterised and stiff thing? humans have lived in more ways than you can dream of.