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procon

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7. Is selfishness an innate or learned behavior?
Wed Mar 18, 2020, 12:11 PM
Mar 2020

Selfishness, like many negative trait (hate, for one) is a learned behavior, not instinctive. We, or at least some of us humans, are very selfish people who are quite willing to hurt others while bulldozing a bloody swath through the crowd to get what they want.

Selfish individuals are emotional tyrants, just look at Trump, a shallow, ignorant man who only sees other people in terms of how they can be exploited and manipulated to serve his needs. He is uncaring and has no sympathy for the needs of anyone but himself.

Narcissism goes hand in hand with selfishness, painting a familiar picture of a man with a serious emotional deficit and a lack of self-worth. Trump will never see past his own wants and needs. Perhaps if we are lucky maybe a few of his self preservation plots might coincide with the needs of rest of us.

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