Perspective On Spencer's Social Darwinism
Both theories have their merits and roots in the truth. They do not contradict each other. An individual no matter how fit he or she is has less chances of survival vs a diverse and inclusive team who have the mutual aid factor (to help each other) despite having some below average members. However such team can’t survive long until the reward system within the team is based on “equity” rather than “equality”. Equity causes no injustice to the fitter members of the team and therefore it survives longer. Problem arises when a system does not reward fitter members of the society proportionate to their incremental contribution. As a result they lose motivation and lower their efforts to add value. As a result the overall GDP goes down and the country economy stops growing. This is what led to the failure of communism which was based on “mutual aid” theory but failed to reward the fitter members of the society. A corporate organisation is a good example of survival of the fittest as teams rather than individuals . Companies use “mutual aid factor” in their day to day operations but also rewards those who outperform others and they are still a part of the capitalism system.