IAWYP, and I think you’re getting bashed with disagreement in part because you needed some disclaimers. We can all think of counterexamples, but all else being equal you can often tell the hierarchy in an unfamiliar social group by who acts the most selfishly versus who is looking to please others.
This is, of course, not an endorsement of the unrestricted practice of selfishness, especially around here.
IAWYP, and I think you’re getting bashed with disagreement in part because you needed some disclaimers.
I think you are right, and add that part of the problem is using ‘selfishness’ like a ‘Man With a Hammer’, forcing unrelated status signals into that category.
IAWYP, and I think you’re getting bashed with disagreement in part because you needed some disclaimers. We can all think of counterexamples, but all else being equal you can often tell the hierarchy in an unfamiliar social group by who acts the most selfishly versus who is looking to please others.
This is, of course, not an endorsement of the unrestricted practice of selfishness, especially around here.
I think you are right, and add that part of the problem is using ‘selfishness’ like a ‘Man With a Hammer’, forcing unrelated status signals into that category.