Posted by Blueh

If this were true, why do charity organizations exist today? What reason would a complete stranger have to care for someone they've never even met before? I suppose the pessimistic answer you can derive from that is to swindle money, but if what you have said is true: would anybody donate to anyone else if they were only for themselves? The answer is no. The truth of the matter is, people do care.

This thread is another example. Simply because you do not care, does not alter the perspective of the world to anyone other than yourself. I can continue to condemn you, for ages upon ages, of harsh, antagonizing criticism on how skewed you've follied. Not to mention how easy it would be, considering it is the popular bandwagon of hate on this thread. However, I understand that society has strongly shaped you and created an impact (for the negative) on your beliefs. You are correct up to a certain limit. This society does have a lack of competence for other people. Other people. People. But you must agree there must be a solution to this practical problem. As there is to any, when given thought.

The solution is fairly simple. It does not involve a whole lot of work, any sort of campaigning or fundraising or anything ludicrous like that. It only requires a change in behavior. Your own. Now how will this fix the issue of a self-centered society? Easy. One less person to worry about. You cannot tackle the issue as a whole and expect a successful outcome, but you can tackle the issue one individual at a time.