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Why are contemporary societies so inherently selfish? August 6, 2022 8:25 pm Pebble

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

  • What do you mean," contemporary"? by ER 2022-08-07 07:29:08
    • I think that collective society has always been selfish on the whole by Pebble 2022-08-07 10:16:55
      • What I do see by ER 2022-08-07 12:01:35
        • You write better than the author of that article. n/t by RobVG 2022-08-07 23:58:52
          • Just read the Cliff Notes of Rand. by podrock 2022-08-07 12:18:59
            • My unpleasant ex was a great fan by Pebble 2022-08-07 14:07:33
              • It's become a litmus test for me. by podrock 2022-08-07 15:11:24
              • Il Duce by ER 2022-08-07 12:40:58
            • Parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37) by podrock 2022-08-07 11:49:57
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