At the family scale socialism is a feature.

Very unclear to me how you came to the conclusion I am arguing for socialism here lol

I wouldn’t deem living as a self-sovereign individual in a capitalist society as selfish though.

Yeah .. I think there's a lot to unpack there. Although he seems to be tackling the point of view of an absolute, self centered, hedonistic person. Not necessarily the qualities I would attribute to a socialist, and definitely not making the arguement in favour of socialism. Personally, I like to m...

I think the first sentence could have been better. The rest is right. Having kids is a selfish choice and that's great.

You want to keep your own money and not be responsible for anyone you didn't sign up to being responsible for. That's selfish and that's fine. People don't conceptualize selfishness properly imo.

Selfishness + high time preference (short time horizon) results in a pretty shitty society. It's what we have now. Selfishness + a long time horizon allows for trust based relationships to be built. It allows the individual to realize that cooperation (the copy cat strategy) achieves the best selfi...

I think he is talking about the hedonism of single people without purpose. You choosing a path for your family is leadership.

It seems more like he is connecting with eastern philosophy that sees true happiness achieved only when one has become selfless. It’s not about politics, it’s about awareness of the ego and trying to convene with the collective consciousness. You still do things for yourself but the aim of such ...