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When Lord of the Flies happened in real life, everyone was nice to each and they survived
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/may/09/the-real-lord-of-the-flies-what-happened-when-six-boys-were-shipwrecked-for-15-months
That's amazing. They continuously maintained a fire, set up a farm of chickens and grown produce, and even healed another kids leg.
What a great read...thanks for sharing the link.
Glad i had the chance to share it !
The authors book Human Kind (Rutger Bregman) argues that we have developed a pessimistic view of ourselves - and the vast majority of humans are basically decent people.
It’s got a lot of similar stories, where he revisits historical events and science experiments that have been used to paint humans as feral animals - and manages to debunk them, or at least expose the fragility of that argument.
He suggests that Survival of the Fittest is also a flawed concept - and that humans have succeeded because of superior collaboration and cooperation.
Review (and better synopsis) here - but it’s a heart warming read.
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/may/12/humankind-a-hopeful-history-by-rutger-bregman-review
But survival of the fittest is the basis of capitalism. How ever could we reconcile that!?
Smash capitalism, obv
I think being stuck on an island with resources makes you work together, if it was a life or death apocalyptic scenario, I can see how selfishness and self preservation would prevail.
"Survival of the fittest" is a pop sci misinterpretation of On The Origin of Species. It's flawed because it's some made up shit.
Sample size too small
it has the advantage of not being a work of fiction.
Like survivor but with teens?
This was great. Thanks for the article
This article sucked me in. What a great read
Look up his book ! Lots more of same. See my other reply
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/may/12/humankind-a-hopeful-history-by-rutger-bregman-review
Then there was the time they tried doing a reality show with just kids, and they shut it down in a day cause it became Lord of the flies and the kids turned into little psychos
Kid Nation did a full season.
Damn you, Mr Taniela Uhila
I came to the comments hoping someone would say this.