Self-Interest

  

Narcissus. Kardashians. Pretty much every politician. "It's all about me. I'm only interested in me."

But maybe it's not all bad. Self-interest is predictable. It's stable. It's kind of certain. Individuals will act in oaccordance with their own best self-interest. We can trust people to be greedy, fearful, selfish, and to confirm our basest elements in our human journeys. And bet on it.

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