So how will you protect yourself? You cannot just convert eveyone to zen buddhism. You will have to find a way to protect yourself, so you can say: here is the limit that you cannot cross.
Peace can only exist when a powerful entity enforces it.
Game theory is a discipline that studies the consequences of a even a small number of actors defecting norms that would otherwise be beneficial to everyone.
And it's always suboptimal for the person who does it.
Want to compare the bank account/quality of life of Linus with the one of Larry Ellison or Bill Gates?
People rebut that given the geographical constraints and the "winner take all" market that is software Linus played his hand in the best way possible because there would have been no space to fight Microsoft, Apple or Oracle on a for-profit basis.
If that is true then it's not a real rebut, because it ceases to be altruism . It's just the same mental process experienced by entrepreneurs who decide to be at the helm of for-profit organizations. Except it has virtue signaling baked in it to sell it in a better way and capture a niche of people who are politically charged or hate big for-profit organizations.
It's a mistake to assume that all people are socially anxious just because one is posting on HN or reddit.
Recognazibility is lit and so are billionaire problems (btw what billionaire problems? Failing to win the America's Cup? G650ER mantainance fee?)
The last "problem" honestly it's more of a compliment , and besides a billionaire's pockets are so deep that the extraction of money via social interactions are small leaks which are not only acceptable but should be again taken as a compliment.
We have this. Certain civilizations can wipe us out at the push of a button.
The players who aren't in that same realm have to hope those that are do the right thing.
Fighter jets aren't going to help.