thetwilightzone
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- Jul 14, 2018
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Suicide aside, it seems that society thoroughly despises selfishness in any form. When someone actions are called selfish, they seem to feel a lot of shame.
Suicide aside, it seems that society thoroughly despises selfishness in any form. When someone actions are called selfish, they seem to feel a lot of shame.
I have no value even by helping those same people. So it's a lose lose game.Because if you are too selfish, you have no value to anyone.
Selfish is such a misused word. I don't like it. When I think of selfish I think of someone who is either.
A: Narcissistic
B: Egotistical
C: Greedy
D: Self-Centered.
Society shames people who engage in those behaviors. Unfortunately, as an American, I can say confidently that it is socially acceptable to think overwhelmingly highly of yourself and to have an ego. But does society thoroughly despise selfishness? No. Look at Wall Street, look at the big banks, look at the corpocracy we're living it, look at all the poverty ridden children in the United States, look at the mess many of us are because of the absolute lack of mental healthcare in the west, look at how terrible our environment is.
None of this is by accident, and could be fixed and addressed within a decade or two.But selfish rich people (Who are A,, B, Totally fucking C, and D) would rather have a world like this, because it's profitable.
Just about every best friend I've ever had was narcissistic. Just because a lot of narcissists are assholes doesn't mean they all are. Many are amazing people. It's a pretty big generalization to make. Lots of stigma surrounding that word...Selfish is such a misused word. I don't like it. When I think of selfish I think of someone who is either.
A: Narcissistic
B: Egotistical
C: Greedy
D: Self-Centered.
Society shames people who engage in those behaviors. Unfortunately, as an American, I can say confidently that it is socially acceptable to think overwhelmingly highly of yourself and to have an ego. But does society thoroughly despise selfishness? No. Look at Wall Street, look at the big banks, look at the corpocracy we're living it, look at all the poverty ridden children in the United States, look at the mess many of us are because of the absolute lack of mental healthcare in the west, look at how terrible our environment is.
None of this is by accident, and could be fixed and addressed within a decade or two.But selfish rich people (Who are A,, B, Totally fucking C, and D) would rather have a world like this, because it's profitable.
Suicide aside, it seems that society thoroughly despises selfishness in any form. When someone actions are called selfish, they seem to feel a lot of shame.
I wonder what happened there...So basically you answered your own question right there. And then got banned for some reason
Just about every best friend I've ever had was narcissistic. Just because a lot of narcissists are assholes doesn't mean they all are. Many are amazing people. It's a pretty big generalization to make. Lots of stigma surrounding that word...
i think the idea of selfishness we invented is stupid, we think that some actions are selfish therefore they're bad, but everything we do is selfish.
even giving money to charity is selfish, we feel bad for poor people and we give them money to feel better about ourself, is it selfish? yes. is it bad or wrong? i don't think so.
I think what he meant to ask was why society despises it. It was just the way he worded it. I wonder why he got banned though. It must have something to do with a different thread.
Yea, I agree with this, as far as I can see everything we do is selfish.
I think it's more useful to make the distinction between actions that benefit multiple people and actions that benefit only yourself over the backs of others.
So what if I rob you being a part of a gang, so that my actions will benefit multiple people beside me?
I think it's honorable to fight for the people beside you.The bad far outweighs the good in my opinion.
It's an interesting example, and if anything it shows to me that's it's really a case by case thing.
The bad far outweighs the good in my opinion.
Well obviously cause it's you being robbed. But aren't you being selfish here then? Your money will benefit me and many of my fellow gang members while if being left in your pocket they will only benefit you.
I wonder what happened there...
lol Rollo. See, everything is perception, really. The universe is a paradox. Nothing exists. There's always a way to flip it around and look at it the other way. So in reality, everyone is always right. At least from their point of view. In the end...every man judges himself. No man can stand in judgement of another.Well obviously cause it's you being robbed. But aren't you being selfish here then? Your money will benefit me and many of my fellow gang members while if being left in your pocket they will only benefit you.