What keeps this from happening is that not everyone will choose on their own to act ethically. Not everyone will choose to act for the public good. Not everyone will care about the environment.
Some will inevitably attempt to take advantage of the system, to work around it. Without a government and a legal system it will be pretty easy for them to do so.
Others will seek to do harm out of hatred and anger, or to gain power. Who will stop them? Will the individuals of society collectively organize and rally to protect themselves? If they do, what will they have created? The beginnings of a new government. A new state.
Humans are humans, and are prone to corruption as well as good. Prone to violence and hate as well as love. Humans can collectively make progress and move towards the ideal, but will never quite reach the ideal. Making society better is a worthy goal, but relying on humans to be perfect is deeply flawed.
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
timeasmymeasure
no subject
Date: 2006-11-01 01:58 pm (UTC)Some will inevitably attempt to take advantage of the system, to work around it. Without a government and a legal system it will be pretty easy for them to do so.
Others will seek to do harm out of hatred and anger, or to gain power. Who will stop them? Will the individuals of society collectively organize and rally to protect themselves? If they do, what will they have created? The beginnings of a new government. A new state.
Humans are humans, and are prone to corruption as well as good. Prone to violence and hate as well as love. Humans can collectively make progress and move towards the ideal, but will never quite reach the ideal. Making society better is a worthy goal, but relying on humans to be perfect is deeply flawed.