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[-] JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

I was gonna say wasn't Lord of the Flies literally a critique of society?

[-] flying_sheep@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 months ago

Yeah, but a satirical one, not one to be taken literally.

[-] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 month ago
[-] JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

I suppose it's also worth mentioning that time some kids actually got stranded on an island and ended up developing a functional community.

[-] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 month ago

yeah, as it turns out humans are actually inherently mutualistic and when faced with adversity will reliably organize quite well.

because, like, that's a pretty handy feature to evolve as a social species.

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