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I know you have to be taught to hate. Do you also have to be taught to be selfish/greedy or is that something inborn?

Posted - April 10, 2020

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  • 16911
    It's innate to a point. A child's first sentences are invariably self-centred, nobody reasonably expects a toddler to expound on the virtues of altruism.
    A rapacious greed to acquire beyond one's future need is a learned trait.
      April 10, 2020 5:07 AM MDT
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  • 113301
    Ought one OUTGROW childish and become an adult? Toddlers do not run the world. Sigh. Thank you for your reply R! :)
      April 10, 2020 5:22 AM MDT
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