This Malthusian “human nature” shit is possibly the most insidious and successful bit of capitalist propaganda. It’s accepted as fact by so many people, they don’t even consider for a second that it might be a different way, that humans adapt to the environment they’re in. And it’s used to justify literally anything.
That’s why I hate rugged individualism in zombie movies/games: “it’s law of the jungle now, everyone for themselves”—motherfucker, you literally have a higher chance of survival as part of a group.
Right? This isn’t human nature, this is virus nature. Though I am starting to suspect that there are more than a few quislings in high places…