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The third assumption, and by far the most pernicious, is a behavioral model that describes human beings as something called "homo economicus," which basically means that we are all perfectly selfish, perfectly rational and relentlessly self-maximizing.

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How many times have you been told that real, substantial change isn't possible because most people are too selfish, too stupid or too lazy to try to make a difference in their community?

As long as we believe that people, our own neighbors, are selfish, stupid or lazy, then there's no hope.

Not having someone else to talk to, feeling inadequate, feeling selfish for wanting me-time.

It needs to be constantly contracting, so therefore it's almost selfish.

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