Observing what is currently happening in the US has led me down the Network State rabbit hole. The linked video is a great place to start if you’re not already aware of these ideas.
Unfortunately these concepts seem to be cosied up to modern fascism/monarchism, but I do wonder if this is genuinely the likeliest alternative to modern day capitalism. Yanis Varoufakis’ idea of technofeudalism seems like another way of viewing this.
Could greener, more altruistic network states co-exist with money and power hungry billionaire-led communities? Or would their greed and ambition be detrimental to the efforts of those trying to save the natural earth?
The problem with you argument is that the violent tribe is not a pure evil that is just violent for the sake of it. Outside of fantasy stories (and war propaganda) something like that doesn’t exist.
They might be for various reasons prone to violence, but they still need to factor in outside factors and their own resources.
In reality such dynamics rarely play out like you describe them because it is not a very successful strategy for anyone involved and mostly just a waste of resources.
Ffs, it doesn’t matter whether they’re good, evil, or somewhere in between. It doesn’t matter why they’re prone to violence. The fact that they’re willing and capable means all other must be ready to fight.
In reality such dynamics are currently playing out and they have played out from the beginning of time. Our current world is a product of this process. This is like, game theory or something. It’s like you’re trying to tell me 2+2 doesn’t equal 4 because we don’t really know if there are two twos or some nonsense.
I recommend you read some actual history and anthropology because that is absolutely not how things have played out since the beginning of time. The world is a lot more complex than over-simplified understandings of game-theory.
I have read plenty, hence why I’m baffled at your denial of this concept. Frankly, I don’t think you’re arguing in good faith. Underneath all the complexity you keep trying to use as a counterargument is a simple concept that has manifested itself in countless ways throughout history and today.