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I find it interesting that even after a worldwide pandemic has proved that the majority of humans will prefer to act selfishly to maintain their own comfort level, you still somehow hold out hope that given literally free money, that the majority wouldn't also use this money selfishly to maintain their comfort level.

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> find it interesting that even after a worldwide pandemic has proved that the majority of humans will prefer to act selfishly to maintain their own comfort level

Has that been proven?

The majority of humans are indeed acting selfishly to maintain their own comfort level, yes. You can argue that they aren't, in which case I'd like to see the indication that either A) the majority of people are acting in the interest of others when they go about their daily business spreading the illness, or B) the majority of people are not preferring to maintain their comfort level.

It is proven for me as I can see both A and B are false.

Having purpose and fulfillment is self-serving. Most people would find it depressing to sit around and do nothing.

So I should somehow believe that regular people, most of whom already have an excess of money after you deduct necessary survival expenses, will suddenly become artists and creators when given just a bit more money? This thread is laughable, and shows just how little semblance any opinions here have with reality

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