Robert Wright suggests that the future of civilization rests on making sure we share futures

Ted Talks “Robert Wright on optimism”

There’s some really interesting stuff here, especially for its implied use of multilevel selection. Wright’s understanding of “non-zero-sumness” is all about shared outcomes. He does not see just the positive side of non-zero-sum games, but also the negative: the potential for shared disaster. He suggests that once we realize that we are ‘all in the same boat’, we transcend hate and xenophobia. In this sense he is arguing that modern society has to create selection at the highest of levels (global) of social organization in order to preserve morality.