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There is a middle between ‘care about others' and ‘put yourself first' and it's where you should be, amirite?

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With everything going on in the world, the divide between myself and others beyond those I do know, is too great to be really spending an money / energy on. About 150 people get any consideration and that's about it.

browndog888s avatar browndog888 Yeah You Are +4Reply

yep! the point is that there are so many selfish (in the real sense) people that we keep reading (and sometimes hearing) that being selfish is the way, they just want validation and share or overshare... while being selfless is unpopular and you almost never hear or read of it

Follow rule number one: look out for number one.

Sometimes it is your mental health, sometimes it's your wallet. But the fact is that you can't help others properly until you help yourself. Put your air mask on first

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@Boknows12 Follow rule number one: look out for number one. Sometimes it is your mental health, sometimes it's your wallet...

Yeah I'm saying people go too far in that direction. If there's only one parachute, of course take it for yourself. But people take it too far and just become selfish

Yeah. It's called middle age.

Basically play it by ear is the simple way to put it

Everyone can see that there is a middle. But you don't need to teach kids to be selfish, you teach them to share.

@Tontonsflingueurs Everyone can see that there is a middle. But you don't need to teach kids to be selfish, you teach them to share.

Not every kid. This is a delicate balance to strike and you want to be reasonably sure you're teaching the right lessons to the right kid.

@tonywonderslostnut Not every kid. This is a delicate balance to strike and you want to be reasonably sure you're teaching the right...

Sure - im speaking generally because there are definitely outliers. But with younger kids, being selfish is completely normal. And I mean younger like toddlers, not 8 or 10 years old.

Can't take care of others if you're not taken care of yourself. Learned that from the airplane safety videos.

Let compassion guide you, including compassion for yourself. Bear in mind that everyone is ignorant and everyone is suffering.

Everything is about balance. Everyone wants to label something as good or bad for you. Life is not this simple

Middle ground doesn't create engagement online.

I wouldn't say this is an unpopular opinion. Trouble is people have difficulty executing it…

common sense only unpopular if one is exceptionally dumb

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