Social Contracts Don’t Work Anymore
Unless it’s my version of one
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4 min readSep 9, 2023
The original social contract basically states that we will not break certain behaviors and moral codes for all who participate in and reap the benefits of society. But how does that work in a world full of anger and disdain?
How does that work in a world full of anxiety, self-centeredness, and stupidity? Or in a country that has begun to treat the notion of treating others the way you want to be treated as weakness and a populace hell-bent on deliberately antagonizing those around them.