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excessive interest in oneself
the only reason for constantly ignoring everyone else's problems is selfishness
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Recent Examples of selfishness
Inherently underneath all of it, is fear and selfishness.
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Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 12 Aug. 2024
If Nietzsche was right, altruism comes from selfishness, humility from arrogance, love from hate.
—Nikhil Krishnan, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
His selfishness ran counterintuitive to the label’s ethos, which Faith Evans described as being familial.
—Jayson Rodriguez, Variety, 18 Nov. 2024
But that would just be a less destructive version of Bezos’s selfishness.
—Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024
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Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 12 Aug. 2024
If Nietzsche was right, altruism comes from selfishness, humility from arrogance, love from hate.
—Nikhil Krishnan, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
His selfishness ran counterintuitive to the label’s ethos, which Faith Evans described as being familial.
—Jayson Rodriguez, Variety, 18 Nov. 2024
But that would just be a less destructive version of Bezos’s selfishness.
—Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for selfishness
Noun
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The vanity table looks completely different now, as it has been restored and repainted to a mahogany color and given all-new brass finishes.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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Not only is her pick from the beloved legacy brand a staple in vanities everywhere, but the shade itself has its share of avid fans.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Southern Living,
28 Jan. 2025
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Trump’s slogans—America First and Make America Great Again—embody the essence of populism, namely using ideology to advance a political program that is morally unconstrained and driven by collective egoism.—
BÁLINT MADLOVICS,
Foreign Affairs,
10 Feb. 2025
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Psychological egoism is at play here, too, with Jimmy’s extreme emotional investment in getting Grace help.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
23 Oct. 2024
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On a team like this, with so many weapons and so many talented players, there is no room for ego.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN,
8 Feb. 2025
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Films follows Bradley Mack (Sutherland), a Hollywood action star with a bloated ego, who is blindsided when his iconic action franchise is abruptly canceled.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Selfishness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/selfishness. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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