That may be characteristic of our present societies but it says very little about our human nature. Humans did not evolve in towns and cities. Not even on farms. All of what we call civilization is very recent on the timeline of human history. To understand human nature, you must go further back.
There's an awful lot of evidence pointing one way. It's possible that in the distant past things were different. But it's only a possibility and it's up against everything that we know for certain over 6 thousand years
That may be characteristic of our present societies but it says very little about our human nature. Humans did not evolve in towns and cities. Not even on farms. All of what we call civilization is very recent on the timeline of human history. To understand human nature, you must go further back.
There's an awful lot of evidence pointing one way. It's possible that in the distant past things were different. But it's only a possibility and it's up against everything that we know for certain over 6 thousand years