People will sometimes ask what I think of social relationships without the use of morality or ethics.
It is quite simple. I look at everything in terms of mutuality or mutual benefit.
I will work with other people and help others so long that the benefits of such actions are mutually distributed on both sides of the people acting.
Terms like good and evil, right or wrong are not needed in a understanding of a mutual sequence. Cause and effect is the only necessity of understanding mutualism.
So in terms of social relationships I would call myself a mutualist instead of a ethical or moral person with my absence of morality upon looking at life.
In mutuality:
1.I am not obliged to do anything if there is no mutual benefit involved for myself.
I can choose to defy a agreement, society, or any abstract entity if I find myself at a disadvantage where I am not benefitting from any transaction.
Even in a mutual setting conflict and violence are natural occurences being inevitable to our instincts.
The only person that is of any concern in a practice of mutualism is myself and my own ego. There is no grand metaphysic or ideal where I should concern myself with other people’s problems outside of myself.
I am only responsible for myself not other people. Other people’s situations are no concern to me.
I am not obliged to follow any rules or laws if I don’t benefit from them.
Cause and effect is the measurement of a mutualist system.
I am not obliged to honor and respect other people if I have none in return.
I am not obliged to take orders from anyone if it is not in my best interest.
[b]Mutualism
the doctrine or practice of mutual dependence as the condition of individual and social welfare
2 : mutually beneficial association between different kinds of organisms [/b]
