#Psychopathy is characterized by continuous #antisocial behavior, #impulsivity, #selfishness, #callous and #unemotional traits and #remorselessness.
#selfishness
A quotation from Judith Martin
Contrary to rumor, bridesmaids are not obliged to entertain in honor of the bride, nor to wear clothes that they cannot afford and that make them look stupid.
And no, the bride does not have a “right” to demand either one because it is “her day.” Any sensible person who hears someone speaking in an imperious tone of “her day” would be wise to consider that it therefore isn’t going to be anyone else’s day, and to leave her to enjoy it alone.
Judith Martin (b. 1938) American author, journalist, etiquette expert [a.k.a. Miss Manners]
“Miss Manners,” syndicated column (1993-03-07)
More about this quote: wist.info/martin-judith/80439/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #judithmartin #missmanners #bride #demands #etiquette #selfcenteredness #selfishness #wedding
A quotation from Ambrose Bierce
SELFISH, adj. Devoid of consideration for the selfishness of others.
Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914?) American writer and journalist
“Selfish,” The Devil’s Dictionary (1911)
More about this quote: wist.info/bierce-ambrose/1057/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #ambrosebierce #devilsdictionary #ego #inconsideration #selfabsorption #selfaggrandizement #selfcenteredness #selfishness
Nothing is to be done out of jealousy or vanity; instead, out of humility of mind everyone should give preference to others, everyone pursuing not selfish interests but those of others.
[μηδὲν κατ᾽ ἐριθείαν μηδὲ κατὰ κενοδοξίαν ἀλλὰ τῇ ταπεινοφροσύνῃ ἀλλήλους ἡγούμενοι ὑπερέχοντας ἑαυτῶν, μὴ τὰ ἑαυτῶν ἕκαστος σκοποῦντες ἀλλὰ [καὶ] τὰ ἑτέρων ἕκαστοι.]
The Bible (The New Testament) (AD 1st - 2nd C) Christian sacred scripture
Philippians 2: 3-4 [NJB (1985)]
More info about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/bible-nt/23841/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #bible #newtestament #philippians #ambition #community #conceit #ego #humility #jealousy #loveyourneighbor #mutualsupport #mutuality #neighbor #others #pride #selfishness #society #unselfishness
I don't know how much of Musk’s newly "approved" salary of $1 Trillion is stocks or compensation or what… I don't really care.
And I also don't want to hold up Steve Jobs as any kind of Saint. But he was different.
"I was worth about over $1 million when I was 23, and over $10 million when I was 24, and over $100 million when I was 25, and it wasn't that important,” Jobs revealed in a 1996 PBS documentary.”
#Wealth #Obscene #Rich #selfishness
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/steve-jobs-worth-billions-said-230015767.html?guccounter=1
PsyPost: Smarter AI models show more selfish behavior. “Researchers found that models with advanced reasoning abilities are less cooperative and can negatively influence group dynamics, a finding that has significant implications for how humans interact with AI.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2025/11/05/psypost-smarter-ai-models-show-more-selfish-behavior/
A quotation from Bertrand Russell
If all our happiness is bound up entirely in our personal circumstances it is difficult not to demand of life more than it has to give.
Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) English mathematician and philosopher
Conquest of Happiness, Part 2, ch. 10 “Is Happiness Still Possible?” (1930)
More info about this quote: wist.info/russell-bertrand/800…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #bertrandrussell #dissatisfaction #happiness #perspective #selfcenteredness #selfinterest #selfishness
Considering all of the problems in this world, and the many responsibilities of the president of the United States, what is Pres. Trump's main priority?
Press Secretary Leavitt said: "At this moment in time, the ballroom is really the president's main priority":
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/easYl1VjG4c
#values #Trump #selfishness #politics copy: @renewedresistance
A quotation from Franklin Roosevelt
We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945) American lawyer, politician, statesman, US President (1933-1945)
Speech (1937-01-20), Inaugural Address, Washington, D.C.
More info about this quote: wist.info/roosevelt-franklin-d…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #franklinroosevelt #fdr #franklindroosevelt #franklindelanoroosevelt #avarice #capitalism #economics #greed #morality #policy #power #profit #prosperity #selfinterest #selfishness
“It boils down to this. The measure of mental health in a person is the degree of their interest in others. That could be their neighbours, or it could be social and political.”
#selfishness #greed #EconomicElites #TechBros #libertarianism #AynRand
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Zoe Williams surveys the landscape of self-help books right now, noting,
"If you yearn for an Ayn Randian existence of absolute self-reliance, there are plenty of bestsellers that can help. They may not make you happier though."
Contra the "Trumpy" philosophy of this literature, she cites psychotherapist Manu Bazzano, who observes,
#selfishness #greed #EconomicElites #TechBros #libertarianism #AynRand
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"They’re evangelizing a worldview where selfishness is wisdom and concern for others is performance.
This spreads through elite networks, through media that treats cynicism as insight, through algorithmic systems that reward sociopathic behavior with attention and profit."
#selfishness #greed #EconomicElites #TechBros #libertarianism #AynRand
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"When Marc Andreessen describes liberation as freedom from 'having to pretend to care about other people at dinner parties,' when venture capitalists celebrate 'disruption' that destroys communities while enriching investors, when tech platforms optimize for engagement regardless of democratic consequences—they’re not just acting selfishly."
~ Mike Brock
#selfishness #greed #EconomicElites #TechBros #libertarianism #AynRand
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https://www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/the-birth-of-the-sociopath-why-smart
"And when Trump came along—a fellow oligarch, looking to use the power of the American presidency to enrich himself and his cronies as much as possible —these figures jumped at the chance to share in the spoils."
#EconomicDisparity #EconomicElites #SiliconValley #TechBros #Trump #Republicans #TaxCuts #authoritarianism #greed #selfishness
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"Buoyed by wealth that few of us will ever know, these oligarchs have spun out of control and become handmaidens to authoritarianism. ...
As Silverman writes, these men constitute a 'class involving people who, since they stand atop the economic pyramid, don’t wish to acknowledge its existence.'”
#EconomicDisparity #EconomicElites #SiliconValley #TechBros #Trump #Republicans #TaxCuts #authoritarianism #greed #selfishness
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A quotation from Samuel Johnson
There will always be a part, and always a very large part of every community, that have no care but for themselves, and whose care for themselves reaches little further than impatience of immediate pain, and eagerness for the nearest good.
Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) English writer, lexicographer, critic
Essay (1775), “Taxation No Tyranny”
More info about this quote: wist.info/johnson-samuel/19474…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #SamuelJohnson #community #freerider #greed #neighbor #selfcenteredness #selfinterest #selfishness #society
The least pain in our little finger gives more concern and uneasiness than the destruction of millions of our fellow beings.
William Hazlitt (1778-1830) English writer
Essay (1829-10), “American Literature — Dr. Channing,” Edinburgh Review, Vol. 50, No. 99, Art. 7
More info about this quote: wist.info/hazlitt-william/1423…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #hazlitt #williamhazlitt #compassion #concern #discomfort #pain #perspective #pity #scale #selfabsorption #selfcenteredness #selffocus #selfimportance #selfpity #selfishness
Artificial intelligence, distributional #fairness, and pivotality https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hal:journl:hal-05165240&r=&r=ain
"#AI training introduces a significant shift – individual decisions no longer terminate with the present but… influence the future behavior of scalable algorithms. This amplifies the impact of individual actions, creating lasting #externalities. Yet, the aggregation of data from many individuals may lead to diffused #responsibility, weakening the sense of pivotality. … leading to less prosocial behavior compared to a situation with high perceived pivotality for algorithmic outcomes.
… removing pivotality led to increased #selfishness in how humans trained the algorithm. Importantly, this change in revealed #socialPreferences was driven by a shift in individual responsibility (the power over one’s own or others’ fate) rather than the incentive structures (the expected additional payoff of one’s current decisions through the AI’s training).
… findings reveal a positive correlation between participants’ beliefs about others’ revealed preferences in generating training data and their own AI training choices when they were pivotal for others’ payoffs. This pattern points to a potential #falseConsensus effect or belief distortion mechanism, where participants justify selfish behavior by assuming others are also selfish, rather than attempting to offset others’ selfishness through prosocial actions."
#ExperimentalEcon
Will there be a future? We feel we might almost ask ourselves this question when we see so much terrible darkness. Grim confrontation between the selfish and the wretched. In the selfish, prejudices, the ignorance of a superior education, appetite fed by overindulgence, the insensitivity of an indurating prosperity, fear of suffering that in some extends to an aversion to those who suffer, relentless complacency, an ego so inflated it denies access to the soul. In the wretched, greed, envy, a hatred of seeing others enjoying themselves, the convulsions of the human beast within them seeking satisfaction, hearts befogged, sadness, need, fatalism, ignorance impure and simple.
[L’avenir arrivera-t-il ? il semble qu’on peut presque se faire cette question quand on voit tant d’ombre terrible. Sombre face-à-face des égoïstes et des misérables. Chez les égoïstes, les préjugés, les ténèbres de l’éducation riche, l’appétit croissant par l’enivrement, un étourdissement de prospérité qui assourdit, la crainte de souffrir qui, dans quelques-uns, va jusqu’à l’aversion des souffrants, une satisfaction implacable, le moi si enflé qu’il ferme l’âme ; chez les misérables, la convoitise, l’envie, la haine de voir les autres jouir, les profondes secousses de la bête humaine vers les assouvissements, les cœurs pleins de brume, la tristesse, le besoin, la fatalité, l’ignorance impure et simple.]
Victor Hugo (1802-1885) French writer
Les Misérables, Part 4 “St. Denis,” Book 7 “Argot,” ch. 4 (4.7.4) (1862) [tr. Donougher (2013)]
More info about this quote: wist.info/hugo-victor/79202/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #victorhugo #lesmiserables #lesmiz #classwarfare #conflict #confrontation #economicinjustice #future #misery #pessimism #poor #poverty #selfishness #wealthy
New plagues will come. Whether they will lead to catastrophe, will depend mostly on what wins out in the end: empathy and innovation or ignorance and selfishness.
-- Kai Kupferschmidt (@kakape)
⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #KaiKupferschmidt #Disease #Empathy #Ignorance #Selfishness
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