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a view i hold that i didn’t think was all that contrarian growing up is that most people on earth are good, decent people who are not motivated exclusively by self-interest

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We are embedded in structures that determine this 

The more we outsource value to the market (if it makes money, it must be good), the more self-interest becomes not just acceptable, but moral, because the only good is making money

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nocebo effect, trained to find self-interest and selfishness in everything you see

there are plenty of instances of the alternative that we choose not to focus on or give attention to

Would be cool to expand this into what is similar and different by country here from the systems perspective

okay you’re right. Denmark and Sweden (capitalist but strong welfare system; also small countries) both think > 50% of people can be trusted. UK, France, Germany, Italy, Brazil, US, Peru all < 50%. Many different systems and designs across each, so it is a bit nuanced.

You are reframing my cast as a personal attitude problem, as if I’m just negatively focusing on selfishness rather than reflecting on how systems shape behavior 

It’s a fair emotions driven reply, but also a way of avoiding the actual thoughts im putting out here