We have a problem that will only be fixed by a catastrophe occurring

[Luckyone]

There is a problem worldwide that started occurring when social media began but the pandemic has taken it to a much higher degree. Here in the U.S., this problem has been taken to even a much higher degree by Trump, given that he is the ultimate example of the problem.

What am I talking about? Selfishness.

Here is where it began:

Social Media is Inherently a Selfish Medium​

This consumerist culture fosters a focus on personal gratification and status symbols, reinforcing the selfish nature of social media interactions. The emphasis on self-presentation and validation seeking can erode the quality of relationships on social media.

When so many of our relationships are online and we can say whatever we want to say about ourselves (without there being a visual and tangible way to corroborate it), we tend to paint a much better picture than what we really are. These lies prevent real relationship from occurring and it isolates us from others. Simply stated, we tend toward selfishness.

The ‘age of selfishness’ is making us sick, single, and miserable. It’s because our brains are hardwired for both self-interest and altruism​

Many of us noticed an increase in selfish behavior during the early days of the pandemic. At the time, we may have written it off as a flash in the pan that would subside. But it hasn’t. From rudeness in grocery stores to doors closing in your face rather than being held open by a stranger, behavior at a macro level seems to have fundamentally changed.

Up to here in this OP, this problem is worldwide. All nations that have social media online are experiencing this.

Nonetheless, we elected a narcissist president and narcissism by nature means selfish behavior to the max. He has been a magnet for other narcissists to become supporters of him.

Follow the leader: Narcissists tend to gravitate toward Trump​

For many mental health professionals and armchair psychologists, the diagnosis is textbook: Donald Trump suffers from pathological narcissism. The grandiosity, lack of empathy and cruelty toward those viewed as lesser beings all point to this condition.

But what about his supporters? Political scientists have endlessly dissected his unlikely 2016 win for the presidency and developed a dominant narrative that focuses on two factors to explain Trump’s popularity: a historically polarized political climate, and his appeal to less-educated lower income white voters who felt left behind by a society moving toward increased diversity, religious pluralism and economic globalism.

Now, a new study by researchers at Union College offers a personality-driven theory for Trump’s popularity: he attracts the support of fellow narcissists. “We found support for the idea that a narcissistic personality, which is founded on insecurity and a fascination with self-aggrandizement and power, makes people more likely to be attracted to traditional, law-and-order worldviews and a dog-eat-dog attitude about the jockeying of various social groups for resources and power,”

Having said all of the above and with Trump now our leader and the above proven to be in effect, what then does all of this make it a big problem that can only be fixed by a catastrophe?

For any nation to survive, the "team concept" needs to be in place. A nation is a large group of people where everyone plays a part of its success and more importantly, needs to be a part of the success. When only a small portion of its citizens enjoy success and the large part does not, the nation crumbles and disunity occurs. Disunity brings disfunction and that brings chaos.

The only thing that can cause selfishness to go away is for a catastrophe to occur where people are FORCED to work together to survive. As long as one side can win and the other lose, selfishness will remain. When both sides are losing, selfishness needs to disappear or a loss to all is certain.

I have no idea of what kind of time frame is involved here (a few years, a few decades or even a few centuries) for this problem to reach its conclusion, but the reality is that there is NO SOLUTION available as only a catastrophe can solve it now.

The Selfishness virus has taken hold and there is no vaccine or medicine to cure it.

 

[Nostra]

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz……..

 

[The Duke]

There is a problem worldwide that started occurring when social media began but the pandemic has taken it to a much higher degree. Here in the U.S., this problem has been taken to even a much higher degree by Trump, given that he is the ultimate example of the problem.

What am I talking about? Selfishness.

Here is where it began:



Up to here in this OP, this problem is worldwide. All nations that have social media online are experiencing this.

Nonetheless, we elected a narcissist president and narcissism by nature means selfish behavior to the max. He has been a magnet for other narcissists to become supporters of him.


Having said all of the above and with Trump now our leader and the above proven to be in effect, what then does all of this make it a big problem that can only be fixed by a catastrophe?

For any nation to survive, the "team concept" needs to be in place. A nation is a large group of people where everyone plays a part of its success and more importantly, needs to be a part of the success. When only a small portion of its citizens enjoy success and the large part does not, the nation crumbles and disunity occurs. Disunity brings disfunction and that brings chaos.

The only thing that can cause selfishness to go away is for a catastrophe to occur where people are FORCED to work together to survive. As long as one side can win and the other lose, selfishness will remain. When both sides are losing, selfishness needs to disappear or a loss to all is certain.

I have no idea of what kind of time frame is involved here (a few years, a few decades or even a few centuries) for this problem to reach its conclusion, but the reality is that there is NO SOLUTION available as only a catastrophe can solve it now.

The Selfishness virus has taken hold and there is no vaccine or medicine to cure it.

Is it selfish to wish there was a meteor hurtling towards you right now?

 

[Votto]

There is a problem worldwide that started occurring when social media began but the pandemic has taken it to a much higher degree. Here in the U.S., this problem has been taken to even a much higher degree by Trump, given that he is the ultimate example of the problem.

What am I talking about? Selfishness.

Here is where it began:



Up to here in this OP, this problem is worldwide. All nations that have social media online are experiencing this.

Nonetheless, we elected a narcissist president and narcissism by nature means selfish behavior to the max. He has been a magnet for other narcissists to become supporters of him.


Having said all of the above and with Trump now our leader and the above proven to be in effect, what then does all of this make it a big problem that can only be fixed by a catastrophe?

For any nation to survive, the "team concept" needs to be in place. A nation is a large group of people where everyone plays a part of its success and more importantly, needs to be a part of the success. When only a small portion of its citizens enjoy success and the large part does not, the nation crumbles and disunity occurs. Disunity brings disfunction and that brings chaos.

The only thing that can cause selfishness to go away is for a catastrophe to occur where people are FORCED to work together to survive. As long as one side can win and the other lose, selfishness will remain. When both sides are losing, selfishness needs to disappear or a loss to all is certain.

I have no idea of what kind of time frame is involved here (a few years, a few decades or even a few centuries) for this problem to reach its conclusion, but the reality is that there is NO SOLUTION available as only a catastrophe can solve it now.

The Selfishness virus has taken hold and there is no vaccine or medicine to cure it.

Wait............wut?

Selfishness began with social media and the only way to fix it is to either vote democrat or kill everyone off?

 

[BrokeLoser]

There is a problem worldwide that started occurring when social media began but the pandemic has taken it to a much higher degree. Here in the U.S., this problem has been taken to even a much higher degree by Trump, given that he is the ultimate example of the problem.

What am I talking about? Selfishness.

Here is where it began:



Up to here in this OP, this problem is worldwide. All nations that have social media online are experiencing this.

Nonetheless, we elected a narcissist president and narcissism by nature means selfish behavior to the max. He has been a magnet for other narcissists to become supporters of him.


Having said all of the above and with Trump now our leader and the above proven to be in effect, what then does all of this make it a big problem that can only be fixed by a catastrophe?

For any nation to survive, the "team concept" needs to be in place. A nation is a large group of people where everyone plays a part of its success and more importantly, needs to be a part of the success. When only a small portion of its citizens enjoy success and the large part does not, the nation crumbles and disunity occurs. Disunity brings disfunction and that brings chaos.

The only thing that can cause selfishness to go away is for a catastrophe to occur where people are FORCED to work together to survive. As long as one side can win and the other lose, selfishness will remain. When both sides are losing, selfishness needs to disappear or a loss to all is certain.

I have no idea of what kind of time frame is involved here (a few years, a few decades or even a few centuries) for this problem to reach its conclusion, but the reality is that there is NO SOLUTION available as only a catastrophe can solve it now.

The Selfishness virus has taken hold and there is no vaccine or medicine to cure it.

Is this another not so clever angle to push collectivism / socialism to a nation founded and built on individualism?

 

[j-mac]

There is a problem worldwide that started occurring when social media began but the pandemic has taken it to a much higher degree. Here in the U.S., this problem has been taken to even a much higher degree by Trump, given that he is the ultimate example of the problem.

What am I talking about? Selfishness.

Here is where it began:



Up to here in this OP, this problem is worldwide. All nations that have social media online are experiencing this.

Nonetheless, we elected a narcissist president and narcissism by nature means selfish behavior to the max. He has been a magnet for other narcissists to become supporters of him.


Having said all of the above and with Trump now our leader and the above proven to be in effect, what then does all of this make it a big problem that can only be fixed by a catastrophe?

For any nation to survive, the "team concept" needs to be in place. A nation is a large group of people where everyone plays a part of its success and more importantly, needs to be a part of the success. When only a small portion of its citizens enjoy success and the large part does not, the nation crumbles and disunity occurs. Disunity brings disfunction and that brings chaos.

The only thing that can cause selfishness to go away is for a catastrophe to occur where people are FORCED to work together to survive. As long as one side can win and the other lose, selfishness will remain. When both sides are losing, selfishness needs to disappear or a loss to all is certain.

I have no idea of what kind of time frame is involved here (a few years, a few decades or even a few centuries) for this problem to reach its conclusion, but the reality is that there is NO SOLUTION available as only a catastrophe can solve it now.

The Selfishness virus has taken hold and there is no vaccine or medicine to cure it.

So, now you want to work with Republican's, and MAGAs?

 

[Luckyone]

Is this another not so clever angle to push collectivism / socialism to a nation founded and built on individualism?

No, it is a simple fact that is occurring worldwide due to social media but is exacerbated here in the U.S. because the leader is a narcissist.

Selfishness is a human problem that everyone has to some degree but when exacerbated by outside forces (social media, pandemic, leadership) it can become a much bigger problem.

 

[Oddball]

There is a problem worldwide that started occurring when social media began but the pandemic has taken it to a much higher degree. Here in the U.S., this problem has been taken to even a much higher degree by Trump, given that he is the ultimate example of the problem.

What am I talking about? Selfishness.

Here is where it began:



Up to here in this OP, this problem is worldwide. All nations that have social media online are experiencing this.

Nonetheless, we elected a narcissist president and narcissism by nature means selfish behavior to the max. He has been a magnet for other narcissists to become supporters of him.


Having said all of the above and with Trump now our leader and the above proven to be in effect, what then does all of this make it a big problem that can only be fixed by a catastrophe?

For any nation to survive, the "team concept" needs to be in place. A nation is a large group of people where everyone plays a part of its success and more importantly, needs to be a part of the success. When only a small portion of its citizens enjoy success and the large part does not, the nation crumbles and disunity occurs. Disunity brings disfunction and that brings chaos.

The only thing that can cause selfishness to go away is for a catastrophe to occur where people are FORCED to work together to survive. As long as one side can win and the other lose, selfishness will remain. When both sides are losing, selfishness needs to disappear or a loss to all is certain.

I have no idea of what kind of time frame is involved here (a few years, a few decades or even a few centuries) for this problem to reach its conclusion, but the reality is that there is NO SOLUTION available as only a catastrophe can solve it now.

The Selfishness virus has taken hold and there is no vaccine or medicine to cure it.

 

[BrokeLoser]

No, it is a simple fact that is occurring worldwide due to social media but is exacerbated here in the U.S. because the leader is a narcissist.

Selfishness is a human problem that everyone has to some degree but when exacerbated by outside forces (social media, pandemic, leadership) it can become a much bigger problem.

The core principle of individualism is “selfishness”.
Be specific…how would you want Americans to be less selfish….what would you like to see selfish people do exactly?

 

[The Duke]

No, it is a simple fact that is occurring worldwide due to social media but is exacerbated here in the U.S. because the leader is a narcissist.

Selfishness is a human problem that everyone has to some degree but when exacerbated by outside forces (social media, pandemic, leadership) it can become a much bigger problem.

You need to go camping or something. Pull your head out of your ass and smell some fresh air.

 

[j-mac]

No, it is a simple fact that is occurring worldwide due to social media but is exacerbated here in the U.S. because the leader is a narcissist.

Selfishness is a human problem that everyone has to some degree but when exacerbated by outside forces (social media, pandemic, leadership) it can become a much bigger problem.

Selfishness is a product of the left. We saw that fact during the last 4 years....

 

[Luckyone]

Wait............wut?

Selfishness began with social media and the only way to fix it is to either vote democrat or kill everyone off?

I clearly stated in the OP that there is no solution other than a catastrophe that forces people to work TOGETHER to survive. Putting in the Democrats will not solve the problem as it is the SAME problem no matter who is in charge. It is large with Trump but it would still be a problem if Trump was out.

The world population in general has stopped caring about other people. One additional problem (more so in other countries) is the overpopulation that is occurring, meaning that often people have to think of themselves first, just to stay alive.

This thread is not about Trump, even though I mention him. This is a problem that has been growing for years now.

 

[j-mac]

I clearly stated in the OP that there is no solution other than a catastrophe that forces people to work TOGETHER to survive. Putting in the Democrats will not solve the problem as it is the SAME problem no matter who is in charge. It is large with Trump but it would still be a problem if Trump was out.

The world population in general has stopped caring about other people. One additional problem (more so in other countries) is the overpopulation that is occurring, meaning that often people have to think of themselves first, just to stay alive.

This thread is not about Trump, even though I mention him. This is a problem that has been growing for years now.

Oh Gheeze....This is a full bag of nuts right here....

 

[The Duke]

I clearly stated in the OP that there is no solution other than a catastrophe that forces people to work TOGETHER to survive. Putting in the Democrats will not solve the problem as it is the SAME problem no matter who is in charge. It is large with Trump but it would still be a problem if Trump was out.

The world population in general has stopped caring about other people. One additional problem (more so in other countries) is the overpopulation that is occurring, meaning that often people have to think of themselves first, just to stay alive.

This thread is not about Trump, even though I mention him. This is a problem that has been growing for years now.

Because you say?

You're about as relevant as a grain of sand on a beach full of Fiddler crabs, brah.
You'll have to get over yourself before you can join the crabs in their one-claw in the air meditation, swaying in unison to who-knows-wtf.

 

[Luckyone]

The core principle of individualism is “selfishness”.
Be specific…how would you want Americans to be less selfish….what would you like to see selfish people do exactly?

The answer to your question is "control".

There was a time where people tended to work together (or at least compromise) so that things got done. Selfishness has always and will always exist but the extremes are bad and there are things that cause extremes to be reached. Social Media is one of them, the Pandemic was another, and here in the U.S. Trump has added to both of those due to his narcissistic personality.

This is not about selfishness to go away (it won't), but to control it for the overall benefit that control brings. It is running rampant (extreme) now because it is being stimulated by all of the above and there is no overall problem that is affecting us all in the same way that would force us to work together.

 

[Dekster]

I clearly stated in the OP that there is no solution other than a catastrophe that forces people to work TOGETHER to survive. Putting in the Democrats will not solve the problem as it is the SAME problem no matter who is in charge. It is large with Trump but it would still be a problem if Trump was out.

The world population in general has stopped caring about other people. One additional problem (more so in other countries) is the overpopulation that is occurring, meaning that often people have to think of themselves first, just to stay alive.

This thread is not about Trump, even though I mention him. This is a problem that has been growing for years now.

Its 1980 all over again. Civilization survived Reagan; Civilization will survive Trump II. Only difference is instead of having Nancy just say no, Trump is having his side-piece Elon do it.

 

[Oddball]

The core principle of individualism is “selfishness”.
Be specific…how would you want Americans to be less selfish….what would you like to see selfish people do exactly?

Vote for demoncrats and allow them to ruin run their lives.

 

[BrokeLoser]

Vote for demoncrats and allow them to ruin run their lives.

Exactly

 

[Luckyone]

Its 1980 all over again. Civilization survived Reagan; Civilization will survive Trump II. Only difference is instead of having Nancy just say no, Trump is having his side-piece Elon do it.

All extremes are bad. During Reagan, social media was not available and therefore not a stimulant to the population to have online relationships where lying was a bit more difficult to do than now. In addition, online relationships do not stimulate some personal sacrifice to make them work. In real life, each person has to give something of themselves to the other person in order for the relationship to work. Online relationships do not require that and as such, it makes people even more selfish.

 

[BrokeLoser]

The answer to your question is "control".

There was a time where people tended to work together (or at least compromise) so that things got done. Selfishness has always and will always exist but the extremes are bad and there are things that cause extremes to be reached. Social Media is one of them, the Pandemic was another, and here in the U.S. Trump has added to both of those due to his narcissistic personality.

This is not about selfishness to go away (it won't), but to control it for the overall benefit that control brings. It is running rampant (extreme) now because it is being stimulated by all of the above and there is no overall problem that is affecting us all in the same way that would force us to work together.

I’m still confused….so you think Republicans should ‘collaborate’ with Democrats in their quest to morph America into something it was not intended to become?