Does civilization make people better or worse?

Freud/Conrad Does civilization make people better or worse? Examples?


I believe that civilization can have an effect on a person for better and for worse. The environment is the determining factor of whether you will become better or worse. The congo is referred to as the "darkness" because of its effect on the ego. Kurtz is an example of how the superego is diminished and the id unleashed when visiting the congo. However, take a person who has lived in the congo their whole life. If he or she is taken to London, he will be "civilized" and morals become more relevant thus him becoming a better person.