Ask HN: Where does the evil go?

1 pointsdu_bing8y ago7 comments

Today's world seems peaceful and kind, however, where does the evil in humankind go? I am just curious, anyone pondering on the same question?

Ask HN: Where does the evil go?

1 pointsdu_bing8y ago7 comments

Today's world seems peaceful and kind, however, where does the evil in humankind go? I am just curious, anyone pondering on the same question?

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pizza8y ago· 2 in thread

It's spread across networks in which responsible individuals aren't necessarily lying when they say they didn't cause it.

du_bingOP8y ago

Interesting explanation, so the evil has changed its form in different times and environments? Do you have any recommended books for understanding the current world, like the Capital by Carl Marx in 1880s?

pizza8y ago

capitalist realism by mark fisher, the divided self by r.d. laing, and absolute recoil by slavoj zizek, i suppose

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wmf8y ago· 2 in thread

Maybe some of the evil wasn't inherent to humanity. Consider the lead hypothesis for example.

du_bingOP8y ago

What is the lead hypothesis? Could the evil really be eliminated in humanity?

du_bingOP8y ago

I have read about lead hypothesis, it's eye-opening, thanks.

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6 comments · 2 top-level

pizza8y ago· 2 in thread

It's spread across networks in which responsible individuals aren't necessarily lying when they say they didn't cause it.

du_bingOP8y ago

pizza8y ago

capitalist realism by mark fisher, the divided self by r.d. laing, and absolute recoil by slavoj zizek, i suppose

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wmf8y ago· 2 in thread

Maybe some of the evil wasn't inherent to humanity. Consider the lead hypothesis for example.

du_bingOP8y ago

What is the lead hypothesis? Could the evil really be eliminated in humanity?

du_bingOP8y ago

I have read about lead hypothesis, it's eye-opening, thanks.

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