After a comrade suggested the idea that the human brain is just as adaptable and similar across all humans; I think that “personalities” are just social traits adapted to the material conditions of the human environment.

A human developing in the capitalist environment develops greed (as capital necessitates) merely for survival; not as a default trait.

In socialist and communist environments, humans develop collaborative traits.

Applying this idea further, the characteristics of how much work people put in is influenced by the environment; being stuck in a petite-bourgeois environment means that a person would develop laziness as a result of lacking the need to work.

In a socialist or communist economy a person would be more willing to work; as a result of the proletariat being the ruling class and thus treating workers well.

So technically, I could change my lazy ass into a worker just by changing the environment to a socialist one.

  • DankZedong A
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    2 years ago

    I can see your point and I agree that a lot of personality traits are linked to the society you grow up and live in.

    But I also think there are certain traits that make you the person you are, regardless of what kind of society you live in.

    I think it kind of depends on what you mean by personalities. A socialist society might not necessarily change dickheads or shy people or more introvert people per se.