Why people have become so selfish?

Become? Okay, I think that to an extent people have always been selfish. Well at least some people. This is not a new thing of the 21st century for sure. It does seem to be far more in abundance than it was in past years. There are a lot of people who would shove people down, and climb on top of them to rise up. More of those now than ever before. Its not anything new but a lot people are more shameless with what they are doing. I think that the world has changed in many ways. Half of the people that are selfish would have always have been that way to begin with. The other half, well they feel like they have to be less giving and more taking, so they do not get left behind. Not saying that line of thinking is right, but that is the line of thinking that many people have adopted in recent years. I'd hope that the world would change for the better someday, but that's always a false hope.

Selfishness and greediness has its roots on too much love of money and other material things. Maybe in the past the selfish and the greedy have been financially hard up, so that they are now afraid to go back to what they have been. Consequently, they do not want to share their blessings for they want to keep it all for themselves. That's true Mallu, everything should have a limit or control. For if we let this bad trait to get into our relations with other people, then, whatever we have, is nothing. Though, we sometimes hate these selfish and greedy people, we cannot help but pity them also, because deep within themselves, they are struggling for something they want to have. In other words,we must learn to share to others, because one can find happiness in sharing and giving.

I am a 59 year female eight years ago i lost my job that i worked at for 14 years and used all my 40l k plan to try to save my house then my mom passed away and then my house was broke into i just couldnt take the stress any more so i sold my house before it would ended up being foreclosed and moved to a different state in every state i live I was able to work but now as i am older still do not have very much and i am alone in a state where i have no family and friends and my car that is broke down needs a ac compressor lacking the money to get it fixed I wanna go home been trying to seek help to get it fixed i have a bright future ahead of me if i were able to get home to family and friends i would have a job waiting for me asking family and friends there for help they are all facing money problems them self but i know if they had the means they would help me its not like i do not work or i am not trying as i am but so far nothing I only need 700 hunderd more dollars and getting that seems impossiable i just want to get home and there is no help for this situation if i had the money and seen some one in my shoes i would reach and out help them reach their dream i am not getting any younger i need my family and friends i need to be home i pray and work and sold most every thing i owned which is not much to reach this goal so tired yes i have found getting help is hard to do my situation here in the next few months i will end up homeless here guess that is another reason why i am desperate but i am still going to belive in god and know every thing i am going threw there is a reason why he choose this path for me

First I blame the government because they use what they call spin to get something that we do not want them to have. It is not an outright lie they give us but it is certainly never the truth. People follow the example of others, the country I live in is called rip off Britain because every body wants to take your money for very little effort or value. It is just the morals of people have been lost as it most cetainly has in government. The person in the street no longer matters and that is how people treat other people. Like sheep to be fleaced. Money is the God of this world not people. The problem with all this is that if one group of individuals suffer, eventually everyone will. People today I feel are very short sighted. Money does not make you happy, perhaps doing a good turn for another would be more succesful in making them happy. The way things are going we are in a tail spin to calamity, when the crunch comes there is going to be nobody to pick up the pieces. Sorry to be so gloomy but the change has to come from the top. Meanwhile we should try and make our world a better place...perhaps that would or certainly should make a difference.

Selfishness and greediness has its roots on too much love of money and material things. Although we cannot say that we don't love those things, for they are tools to make us happy, but, if we allow these things to get into our good relations with other people, then it is not good anymore. Yes, mallu, there should be control in everything that we do and that every time that we get the chance to share our blessings, we should grab it. Even if it is just small, it matters already to the less fortunate.

Selfish ppl are annoying. Without them though the word wldnt turn, I mean what wld we do without them? Who wld we serve? Who wld we listen to? I find it better to find the positive and show love and respect to everyone. Kids are growing up feeling entitled to the world. We have ppl out there trying to force their opinions onto others by putting them down and saying they are right. Thats selfish to me. Why cant I have my own opinions and make my own decesions and teach my children they need to work for what they want?I know a lot of selfish ppl and it drives me nuts.

Hi mallu! I think one of the reasons why people have become selfish is because they are conscious of the lack of resources to the extent that they feel that they would be outrun by everyone else. And yes, just like you, i dislike selfish people.

Selfish people are everywhere. What I do is just observe them and see the motive of their selfishness. Every behavior has their motives even if it seems hash or rude. The first thing we do in many instances is protect ourselves even if our reactions mean negatively to others.

Selfish people are everywhere. What I do is just observe them and see the motive of their selfishness. Every behavior has their motives even if it seems hash or rude. The first thing we do in many instances is protect ourselves even if our reactions mean negatively to others.

In nature, all of us are selfish. It will really be seldom that you meet one selfless person in your life. Life is tough nowadays and some people will always think about their own self and how to survive in this world, regardless if their actions will hurt other people.

I think it is the order of the day. All of us now have to lead a very fast and mechanical life and so none of us can afford any time for others, we have no time to think for others, we can only think for ourselves and our families and nothing else.

hi friend... Iam also travelling in the same boat. I do have met so many people who are selfish. I dont know indeed i may be selfish too All this is because of the present days competition and striving for the daily expenses and time limitations and needs...and so on. all these are making the mankind to become selfish. Definitely one will fedup. But all we can do is that we should not become selfish and should treat our friends more friendly so that they become normal from the state of selfishness... Happy mylotting..

i totally dont know why, but i also hate them. even at home, when my brother acts like a selfish freak i totally blow up! and after reading the title of your discussion i suddenly thought, "what if there's no selfish people in the government? perhaps there will be no corruption" :)

All people in this world has different personalities.. And this is the reason we made as human... Sometimes we can blame people to be bad or good.. That is their choice.. People sometimes become selfish because of so many experiences they have that makes them to become that.. Sometimes they do that to be satisfy their self that they are good..they do that to prove to others that they have the power over the others.. All we can to is to show to them that we are not the same like them..in that way they can see us as a different one.. And thats the start that they may follow us..

Some people become selfish because they are not contented with what they have. They always wanted more and more ,more than what they can contain. Some really has this kind of nature,who never have any consideration for the others. Every person differs from each other,some greedy and some are too generous,maybe to balance the differences. have a good day

May be the consequencues you have met with these people has made you to write up this discussion. Yes, you are right. I cannot say every one but many have become selfish now a days. They want to grab whaever come to their vicinity.

It also depends on your location. For me I encounter this a little but not as much as other places, it is mostly due to the view of the people. With situations as they stand many more people simply just come self involved, taking into their own personal world, this is not necessarily selfishness but will be seen as such. It is just always and issue and honestly I don't act different but I help where I see needed just don't go out of my way to give someone some view or statement cause society says so. just to end off my rant food for thought there is selfishness all the time, but is there any such thing as a selfless act?