[magicalhippo]

> Violence is not mentioned even once.

It's mentioned at the start:

Our entire social contract boils down to, “I promise not to kill you if you promise not to kill me.” There’s nothing more to it.

That said, I agree that the author subsequently ignores the implications of this, which makes his conclusions rather meaningless in my view.

[lazide]

Yup, IMO they’ve been in a very shielded environment (first world problems?) where all the abstract philosophical stuff can be discussed - because they don’t need to worry about food on the table or getting murdered because of more basic things.

They’re starting to get it, but it hasn’t quite clicked yet.