Hello Celticguy,
Originally Posted by
Celticguy
Proximity allows commerce between individuals.
Commerce between individuals? That's what happens in a society:
" society
n.
The totality of people regarded as forming a community of interdependent individuals.
n.
A group of people broadly distinguished from other groups by mutual interests, participation in characteristic relationships, shared institutions, and a common culture."
Originally Posted by
Celticguy
Society is overhead to that process. Sometimes agreed upon overhead, mostly not.
No, I must disagree. Commerce is only possible if there IS a society. OK? The lack of a society would be that individuals are not in contact or communication with one another. Like a bunch of lone predators. As soon as you have interactions between individuals, that is the basis of a society.
Individual humans depend on society to provide their needs. There is generally a transaction when this takes place, frequently something of common value such as money is exchanged in return for whatever good or service meets the need of the receiving individual, but that doesn't always happen. The individuals look to society to provide nearly all their needs. Almost anything an individual needs, it is probably coming from another individual or group in the broader society of humans.
Societies most definitely serve the needs of the individuals.
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