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>The best decisions for the world are not made, the best decision for individuals are made.

Stanislav Petrov's insubordination is an intersting thought here.

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Being court martialled is better than having half your familiy, and possbily youself die in a nuclear war.

>half your familiy, and possbily youself die

And of course, millions of others.

To be fair, individuals are part of groups.

If a group gets a benefit(survival), people will support the best thing for that group.

This is not an absolute, people do stupid antisurvival things all the time. Especially if the drawback is long term combined with a short term benefit.

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