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Insightful point about why it works with open source software but not in the world of materials. (Duplicability)

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"This might sound like Marx's claim that human nature is completely malleable."

Marx never made any such claim. I have addressed this here:

https://marxbro1917.substack.com/p/scott-alexander-is-very-wrong-about

Scott Alexander seems to bear a lot of responsibility for spreading this falsehood about Marx.

If you're going to claim something about Marx's views you should use a primary source. Not a blogger who skimmed a book by Peter Singer.

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