I completely reject this idea, it's 100% antithetical to the experience I've had in life. People are inherently bad and lack ethics until educated or exposed to

I completely reject this idea, it's 100% antithetical to the experience I've had in life. People are inherently bad and lack ethics until educated or exposed to it in a group setting. Even then a decent majority of people will continue to adopt a selfish mindset. I'd posit that as you become wealthier and more successful, your capacity to practice empathy and "doing the right thing" significantly diminishes quickly to a zero sum. You cannot manage above N number "other people" you don't see and interact with in person without mentally converting them into a resource or a number. The motivation to do the right thing drops out when you don't need societal / communal acceptance and validation of yourself and your actions. When you're rich enough to not give a fuck, fuck em. I got mine. Pretty sure this is what's destroying America.