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Andrew T

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
5029 total appearances

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Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 170

And so really, getting from point A to point B, it becomes a matter of expanding our solidarity, which will expand our capacity for mutuality to drive our social organizations. Solidarity is about establishing and recognizing the bond between all people. Understanding that I sense a gain from you doing well and vice versa.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 170

And so really, getting from point A to point B, it becomes a matter of expanding our solidarity, which will expand our capacity for mutuality to drive our social organizations. Solidarity is about establishing and recognizing the bond between all people. Understanding that I sense a gain from you doing well and vice versa.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 170

Remember that our system incentivizes selfishness that acts to the detriment of others. So anarchy doesn't need perfect people. It just needs systems that have better incentives. So anarchic systems would incentivize generosity and selflessness, of course. But the real trick is really in creating systems that utilize selfishness to the benefit of others.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 170

Remember that our system incentivizes selfishness that acts to the detriment of others. So anarchy doesn't need perfect people. It just needs systems that have better incentives. So anarchic systems would incentivize generosity and selflessness, of course. But the real trick is really in creating systems that utilize selfishness to the benefit of others.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 170

Remember that our system incentivizes selfishness that acts to the detriment of others. So anarchy doesn't need perfect people. It just needs systems that have better incentives. So anarchic systems would incentivize generosity and selflessness, of course. But the real trick is really in creating systems that utilize selfishness to the benefit of others.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 170

Making it so that even the most self-interested and self-observed people are a net positive or at least a net zero on the impacts on the rest of society because they will find themselves acting in ways that are generous and that are selfless in order to get the gains that they desire for themselves. You could call it a kind of a selfish selflessness.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 170

Making it so that even the most self-interested and self-observed people are a net positive or at least a net zero on the impacts on the rest of society because they will find themselves acting in ways that are generous and that are selfless in order to get the gains that they desire for themselves. You could call it a kind of a selfish selflessness.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 170

Making it so that even the most self-interested and self-observed people are a net positive or at least a net zero on the impacts on the rest of society because they will find themselves acting in ways that are generous and that are selfless in order to get the gains that they desire for themselves. You could call it a kind of a selfish selflessness.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 170

And so clearly the system of capitalism has these systemic incentives and structures that allow for selfishness to not only expand and propagate and be reinforced, it also ensures that that impulse, that inclination has an extraordinary impact on the lives of millions of people. An individual selfish person alone cannot do that much to impact others.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 170

And so clearly the system of capitalism has these systemic incentives and structures that allow for selfishness to not only expand and propagate and be reinforced, it also ensures that that impulse, that inclination has an extraordinary impact on the lives of millions of people. An individual selfish person alone cannot do that much to impact others.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 170

And so clearly the system of capitalism has these systemic incentives and structures that allow for selfishness to not only expand and propagate and be reinforced, it also ensures that that impulse, that inclination has an extraordinary impact on the lives of millions of people. An individual selfish person alone cannot do that much to impact others.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 170

but put them in a position of power and all of a sudden their decisions can impact the lives of thousands, millions, even billions. So the practice of anarchy is a way of creating a society where no one stands above another and where lives are built on cooperation instead of domination. Reshaping how we practice mutuality by building new habits of cooperation that work without rulers.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 170

but put them in a position of power and all of a sudden their decisions can impact the lives of thousands, millions, even billions. So the practice of anarchy is a way of creating a society where no one stands above another and where lives are built on cooperation instead of domination. Reshaping how we practice mutuality by building new habits of cooperation that work without rulers.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 170

but put them in a position of power and all of a sudden their decisions can impact the lives of thousands, millions, even billions. So the practice of anarchy is a way of creating a society where no one stands above another and where lives are built on cooperation instead of domination. Reshaping how we practice mutuality by building new habits of cooperation that work without rulers.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 170

And that's what social revolution is all about. It's an ongoing and intentional transformation of our society, of our economy and culture and philosophy and technology and relationships and politics. It's the ongoing negation of all forms of authority and prejudice and the ongoing affirmation of freely associating equals.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 170

And that's what social revolution is all about. It's an ongoing and intentional transformation of our society, of our economy and culture and philosophy and technology and relationships and politics. It's the ongoing negation of all forms of authority and prejudice and the ongoing affirmation of freely associating equals.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 170

And that's what social revolution is all about. It's an ongoing and intentional transformation of our society, of our economy and culture and philosophy and technology and relationships and politics. It's the ongoing negation of all forms of authority and prejudice and the ongoing affirmation of freely associating equals.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 170

It is in many ways a reconstitution of our natural initiative, our capacity for mutuality and our responsibility for ourselves and each other. And that starts here and now, not at some distant point in the future. It won't be easy, but it's necessary to unshackle our mutuality, to create a society where it can flourish. And this is where we get into things like mutual aid.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 170

It is in many ways a reconstitution of our natural initiative, our capacity for mutuality and our responsibility for ourselves and each other. And that starts here and now, not at some distant point in the future. It won't be easy, but it's necessary to unshackle our mutuality, to create a society where it can flourish. And this is where we get into things like mutual aid.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 170

It is in many ways a reconstitution of our natural initiative, our capacity for mutuality and our responsibility for ourselves and each other. And that starts here and now, not at some distant point in the future. It won't be easy, but it's necessary to unshackle our mutuality, to create a society where it can flourish. And this is where we get into things like mutual aid.