Yeah, I get this. I had a discussion with a friend about his son's education. He was divided over "do I teach him to do good, or do I teach him to be selfish? B

Yeah, I get this. I had a discussion with a friend about his son's education. He was divided over "do I teach him to do good, or do I teach him to be selfish? Because there doesn't seem to be any downside to being selfish these days". I've generally experienced outsized rewards from being selfless. But then I have struggled with defining my ambition, so all rewards seem awesome. I have friends who are laser-focused on an outcome, and for them my "do random good stuff and the universe will give you good stuff back" approach is insane. They're all "fuck everyone else, I need this" and it seems to work for them. But that comes with zero sense of social obligation. And I can't see how society is supposed to work if everyone behaves likes this.