TEAM HUMAN

Evolution Made Us Cooperative, Not Competitive

The story we are told about Darwinism isn’t really true

Douglas Rushkoff
Nov 6 · 3 min read
One gorilla grooming another.
One gorilla grooming another.
Photo: Robert Ross/Gallo Images/Getty Images Plus

Nature is a collaborative act. If humans are the most evolved species, it is only because we have developed the most advanced ways of working and playing together.

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Douglas Rushkoff

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Author of Team Human, Present Shock, Throwing Rocks at the Google Bus, Program or Be Programmed, and host of the Team Human podcast http://medium.com/team-human

Team Human

Team Human is a manifesto — a fiery distillation of preeminent digital theorist Douglas Rushkoff’s most urgent thoughts on civilization and human nature.

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