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by andsoitis·4y ago·view on hn ↗
> If we continue along competitive models for allocation to the end

Competition is a very strong motivator for progress. Even if you didn’t embed it formally within a society, I bet it would very quickly arise and build upon itself.

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Anti-competitive practices are the cornerstone of unregulated societies (via mafias), but it certainly would in the (theoretical) absence of that. It's a fundamental property of entities that try to achieve things, of which humans are the prime example.
You can still have competition and create competitive forces that drive and motivate people, they don't have to be tightly coupled to fundamental energy and material resources needed for survival, or, they can follow classic models that assume necessary baselines for enjoyable survival levels for everyone and then provide luxury allocations for competitive successes. There's all sorts of options out there instead of directly mirroring natural selection in abstract human created systems.