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>>15951497

I draw the line at mutual benefit or wealth that an individual can create on their own. For example, a craftsmen working his own land and generating his own value is just. Wage labour isn't inherently unjust, it's just that modern circumstances have poisoned the well so much that most capital is tainted as are its products and the way it creates them. I'd offer an alternative history in response to the second part of your question. Human history from my observation isn't a history of people exploiting one another but rather a history of us learning through brutal error how to cooperate better. The long historical trend is pro cooperation and mutual reciprocation not exploitation.

Our species started its existence as small family groupings. Overtime those groupings learned they could accomplish more by merging into tribes, and again those tribes learned they could accomplish more by federating into states. We are living through the growing pains of those same states learning that they would be much better off together than apart.

To clarify what I mean by reciprocity before someone tries to claim I'm advocating absolute pacifism (i'm not.) Mutual aid is simple to work with to the mutual benefit of both parties any party who is willing to work with you while also being hostile towards any party that attempts to exploit you. Since those who do cooperate are stronger together than those who don't they will eventually win out in natural selection and on a long historical timescale do.