Agree or disagree: most people only care about themselves, family, and friends

[Anonymous]

A family member told me that he believes this. What do you think?

[Anonymous]

Of course. Most people are selfish and judgmental.

[Anonymous]

Yes and no. I think most people want to care about others and invest in others, but when all is said and done, most people only have the capacity (mental, physical, monetary, time wise, whatever) to take care of themselves and their friends and family.

[Anonymous]

Probably true.

Personally, I think you should put your family first in all personal decisions (spending your own money, etc.) and put fairness first in your official decisions (job, voting).

So I’d absolutely pay for my kid to go to a private school, but I wouldn’t hire my nephew over a more qualified candidate.

[Anonymous]

It's true for most but not true for me.

[Anonymous]

It’s true for me.

[Anonymous]

Agree. Most people either don’t care about issues that affect entire communities, or don’t have the bandwidth to do so

[Anonymous]

True for the majority

[Anonymous]

Yes, but that’s not completely a bad thing.

People care about things when they have skin in the game, some sort of commitment.

Caring doesn’t scale.

[Anonymous]

Mostly true. Which is why you need to appeal to people’s sense of something benefiting them too OR make a concrete thing people can support (Vs “eradicate racism - yes that should be an ultimate goal but people need concrete and digestible steps to focus on on the way there).

[Anonymous]

It's not true for me. I care about humanity, children, penguins, non-whites, women, sex-trafficked girls, bees - I could go on and on.

[Anonymous]

Only if they're smart.

[Anonymous]

Agree, but if I see someone who needs assistance I don't hesitate to help.

[Anonymous]

In the US, for sure. And most people don’t even care about their friends all that much.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Probably true.

Personally, I think you should put your family first in all personal decisions (spending your own money, etc.) and put fairness first in your official decisions (job, voting).

So I’d absolutely pay for my kid to go to a private school, but I wouldn’t hire my nephew over a more qualified candidate.

This is pretty much how I approach things too. Anyway, generally speaking I think I'd say instead that most people care primarily about themselves, family, and friends, rather than only. I think most people are pretty decent and able to think about others beyond their immediate circle, even if there's a gradation of priorities.