• Croquette
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    1 year ago

    Do you think that the context matters then? Covid or not, these people are gonna be ass.

    If you think that people were fundamentally bad and hiding behind a facade until covid, then I am not sure what there is to discuss.

    I am not sure what you are trying to convey here.

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      1 year ago

      Yes. I think people were fundamentally selfish and self-centered, and the minute they felt inconvenienced, they took it as an excuse to be assholes.

      Before Covid, they didn’t feel the same pressure, so used kindness as social grease to benefit themselves. Covid proved that the average person’s kindness is less a character trait than a cost/benefit analysis.

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        1 year ago

        I agree with Analogy’s take on this. I don’t think it’s based on ‘needs’. Selfish people are, and have always been selfish regardless of the situation. Stress does exacerbate it of course. And it’s unfortunately the case that we live in a world that doesn’t reward kindness. But despite this there are a lot of people that are kind because they want to be, because it’s rewarding for it’s own sake.

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        1 year ago

        I think where we disagree is that people were merely inconvenienced. Social relationships are a basic human need and there is a lot of ongoing research on the effects of social isolation caused by Covid.

        And with that said, I don’t think I can change your mind on the covid situation.

        I hope that you can find people that can and will meet your needs.