Why are contemporary societies so inherently selfish?

Pebble — 8/7/2022 3:25:42 AM (archived)

All me, me, me and platitudes and memes claiming they care when in reality most of us don’t give a shit about other people ?

Prompted mainly by this article https://hbr.org/1989/05/how-selfish-are-people-really

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Why are contemporary societies so inherently selfish? - Pebble - 8/7/2022 3:25:42 AM
- What do you mean," contemporary"? - ER - 8/7/2022 2:29:08 PM
  - I think that collective society has always been selfish on the whole - Pebble - 8/7/2022 5:16:55 PM
    - What I do see - ER - 8/7/2022 7:01:35 PM
      - You write better than the author of that article. n/t - RobVG - 8/8/2022 6:58:52 AM
      - Just read the Cliff Notes of Rand. - podrock - 8/7/2022 7:18:59 PM
        
        My unpleasant ex was a great fan - Pebble - 8/7/2022 9:07:33 PM
        
        It's become a litmus test for me. - podrock - 8/7/2022 10:11:24 PM
        
        Il Duce - ER - 8/7/2022 7:40:58 PM
    - Parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37) - podrock - 8/7/2022 6:49:57 PM
- I, me, mine - podrock - 8/7/2022 4:08:33 AM

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