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people always pretend like they're so empathetic and so selfless but it's all bs. we are naturally born with selfishness and we need to realize it. most people, even if they don't realize it, they don't do nice things to others to make them happy but to make themselves happy--no matter if that happyness comes from feeling nice, or feeling like a good person. no one truly does anything for someone because they just want to make them feel better. we are all animals deep down, we're just punished and threatened to stay in line, that doesn't mean these animalistic and violent thoughts magically evaporates.
(example source: psychologytoday.com, "is humanity overrated" written by john nosta)
we are all born selfish
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[ Have you considered breaking your trust in pseudo psychology journals? Could be a case of confirmation bias. How shameful.
I agree that humans are born selfish, but it does not always remain that way. I wouldn't call it "selfishness" either, it's a survival mindset that prioritizes your needs over others. Human conditions have long evolved past that animalistic need for survival. We can be raised to love others, be selfless, and put others before oneself. I am a strongly empathetic individual and I can literally absorb and feel pain from others, it's not as uncommon as you may think. (Note I am autistic which may sway things.)
I think it's a parenting problem, and also a matter of the child's environment growing up. Not enough guardians try to embrace the trait of selflessness in their child, most likely because they never developed it themselves. At the same time, what can you really do as a parent? ]