Egoistic
Altruism
The industrial
revolutions have changed our world drastically. Humanity now produces more
goods that it can possibly consume but it still asks for more. However, a
significant part of humanity still doesn’t have
access to the things that are common for us, like education, quality
healthcare, electricity, etc. The large part of the potential positive outcome
for each individual human being is simply lost. I encourage you to watch the
following video and find out, why the welfare of the others defines your own
welfare.
Questions:
1. What are your thoughts about this
statement presented in the video: “In a positive-sum world, the more people are
well-off, the better your own life is”?
2. In your opinion, do people
nowadays are more egoistic or altruistic? What caused such a
situation, in your opinion?
Comments
Well, I totally agree with the statement. It is crucial to highlight "in a positive-sum world", because only there this statement is true. Our world is made of people, habitants which create it and unfortunately not every habitant is thinking in the way of "positive-sum" idea. Very often, people are driven by their own well-being and are blind to such ideas like the one above.
2. In your opinion, do people nowadays are more egoistic or altruistic? What caused such a situation, in your opinion?
I tend to see egoistic people more often than altruistic ones. I think it is caused by the fact that people got more isolated and alone by overall globalization including it's factors. We are more connected as a group of humans living on our planet, but more separated in our homes and closest groups of people.
I can not say for sure. Most people with opportunities forget that they can help others and it’s not necessary to just give out money, but only to provide an opportunity to learn and work, then there will be more chances to get new workers and professors, solutions and proposals. But unfortunately, altruists, rather, those who still do not have a million-bag, to invest it in astronautics.
I agree with this statement. But I little bit skeptical about possibility of positive-sums world. Unfortunately people generally don't understand the importance of ridding of the borders and making things together not dividing achievements between few owners. There is another argument, from my perspective not all people are thinking about development and improving, some people just like to use achievements of others and don't contributing themselves, it seems clearly in the poor African countries, where people just waiting for a goods, but they mostly don't try to do something themselves.
2. In your opinion, do people nowadays are more egoistic or altruistic? What caused such a situation, in your opinion?
I think people became more altruistic, but it depends on development of country, because when society is grown up, then they start to think about positive-sum of neighbors, this don't work vise versa.
It is hard to say in general. On the one hand, we can see a lot of great initiatives aimed at helping people like foundations and charities, on the other hand people nowadays are more egoistic and focused only on their own well-being. I think it is caused partially because of technology which make people communicate in virtual world which and do not build strong relationships in the real world which make them more isolated and anonymous.
I agree with this statement and this world will be a better place if everybody think that way.
2. In your opinion, do people nowadays are more egoistic or altruistic? What caused such a situation, in your opinion?
Much more common atitude is to compete with others. We can see that behaviour in almost every factor. Also there is a stereotype about polish mindset that we are not happy about the success of others and we envy them.