The Social Contract is not a love letter to humanity; it is a hostage negotiation with reality. We are told that we surrender our absolute freedom to the collective for the “greater good,” but let’s be honest: we are strictly utilitarian.

We don’t follow the rules because we love our neighbors; we follow them because we fear the chaos of the alternative. We trade the “law of the jungle” for the safety of the paved road. Is it for the benefit of society? Only incidentally. Primarily, it is an insurance policy for the self. We remain loyal to the contract only as long as the dividend—safety, order, predictability—exceeds the tax of our obedience.

When the structure suffocates us more than it protects us, the contract is broken. We are loyal to us, disguised as loyalty to all.

Do you agree? Are we altruistic, or just pragmatic?

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