Do you agree with hobbes assessment of human nature

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Thomas Hobbes says that human beings are naturally acquisitive, competitive, vainglorious and distrustful of others. In a world with limited resources, human beings of this type can only cooperate for the common good if a powerful sovereign threatens to punish those who violate agreements. Do you agree with Hobbes' assessment of human nature, or do you think he is overly pessimistic? What evidence supports your view?

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