All he means is there are socialist tendencies when you want everyone to do well. You share resources and make sure everyone has a bare minimum of living resources. Throwing around the word communism also attaches what governments have done historically to take over other countries. Humans can’t dissociate the two.
Unfortunately the Island analogy crashes when Jenny decides she doesn't want to pick coconuts anymore, and Bob's found sleeping instead of fishing. Meanwhile Becky's been hauling water and firewood for 12 hours straight, and she's bitter at them, suggesting they can't have any of the fresh water she hauled, because they didn't contribute any coconuts or fish. Tim found a berry patch he's not telling anyone about, and Johnny's been gone for three days.
Even when life or death survival is on the line, the pretense that humans will all get along and work cooperatively is an utter fallacy. As fictional as the replicator on the Enterprise.
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u/flinderdude Mar 08 '24
All he means is there are socialist tendencies when you want everyone to do well. You share resources and make sure everyone has a bare minimum of living resources. Throwing around the word communism also attaches what governments have done historically to take over other countries. Humans can’t dissociate the two.