Originally Posted by
MZilliox
while this may be true, I would propose that social cooperation is decreasing within the species. we promote a me first attitude in humans in the western world. we value individual prowess. community is decreasing. the group is no longer being put ahead of the individual. this is changing with our modern world. we no longer need help (or so we think).
This is a natural consequence of our current economic state. It's possible to feel you are "self-sufficient" because you have enough money to buy food, shelter, medicine, clothes, bikes, etc. without really feeling like you need to truly cooperate with others. However, our current levels of consumption, pollution, waste, economic policies, etc. are not sustainable and at some point in the future, humanity will require a more explicitly cooperative state in order to survive.