There is no human who can survive as an individual independent of culture. So hat this gets to the superorganism dynamic that i write about. But it's a product of the co operation built on top of energy surplus. Because complexity of the things that you're talking about, the plows and the things to make the wheat and everything requires energy,. and more complexity requires more energy.
On this episode we meet with ecological economist and Professor in Community Development & Applied Economics and Public Administration, Josh Farley.
Farley explores the importance of human cooperation in a modern superstructure that incentivizes competition. What role will cooperation play in helping us solve our largest existential problems?
Farley explains the critical social dilemma humans face: How can we grapple with the paradox that individuals are better served to act selfishly, but cooperation among individuals makes everyone better off?
Additionally, Professor Farley helps us distinguish the difference between how a system works, and how we can understand and participate in changing a system.
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