Because it’s evolutionarily ingrained across life that individuals with a higher quality and quantity of offspring eventually dominate populations. And people who think more of others and less of themselves are usually not very good at that.
How comes that multiple times in history, societies reached a sufficient consensus (including part of the rich elite) to build democracies, write down rights and enforce their protection? And why would it not happen again?
Maybe human societies are too complex to be reduced to evolutionary interpretations.
Dont forget that to some extent, sociality can cause everyone to have higher reproductive output (e.g. easy to find mates, support during giving birth and childcare etc.). However, when sociality is established, exploiting the system can be beneficial for own reproductive benefits. However, its only beneficial as long as the cheaters are in the minority. The ability to cheat in social systems is often a consequence of wealth disparity. Cheaters are often the ultra-rich - see Musk who contributes nothing - or people who exploit the system to get social benefits without contributing (e.g., being unemployed by choice and not paying taxes in countries with high unemployment support).
Because it’s evolutionarily ingrained across life that individuals with a higher quality and quantity of offspring eventually dominate populations. And people who think more of others and less of themselves are usually not very good at that.
How comes that multiple times in history, societies reached a sufficient consensus (including part of the rich elite) to build democracies, write down rights and enforce their protection? And why would it not happen again?
Maybe human societies are too complex to be reduced to evolutionary interpretations.
Dont forget that to some extent, sociality can cause everyone to have higher reproductive output (e.g. easy to find mates, support during giving birth and childcare etc.). However, when sociality is established, exploiting the system can be beneficial for own reproductive benefits. However, its only beneficial as long as the cheaters are in the minority. The ability to cheat in social systems is often a consequence of wealth disparity. Cheaters are often the ultra-rich - see Musk who contributes nothing - or people who exploit the system to get social benefits without contributing (e.g., being unemployed by choice and not paying taxes in countries with high unemployment support).