#1 Cyclists Riding On Road, Next To Bike Lane. I Hate These Cyclists That Take Up Space On The Road When They Have A Solid Bike Lane Next To Them
"Treat others as you would want them to treat you" is the timeless golden rule. And it's not just a famous saying – most people actually do expect others to behave like they do themselves. A 2023 study found that selfish people punish generosity and reward selfish behavior. And, in turn, generous people tend to reward generous behavior.
"If everyone around me is selfish, then I'm going to learn to accept selfishness and behave accordingly," one of the study's authors, Paul Bogdan, Ph.D., commented on his and colleagues' findings. "We show that your judgments of other people's behavior really depend on how you behave yourself."
#4 People Have No Respect For Nature
#5 A Bunch Of San Francisco Students Wrote 2023 Reflections On Plates And Smashed Them In A Public Dog Park
The researchers also found that people didn't give in to social pressure when it came to punishing either generosity or selfishness. Participants were guided by their own behavior rather than the pressure to conform. As the co-author of the paper Professor Florin Dolcos explained, we filter information about the world through our own filter.
The study also proves that we are drawn towards people who are more like us. As the participants offered to split a pot of money with each other, those who would give generous offers tended to accept offers from like-minded folks. And those who put their well-being first preferred to share the money with more selfish individuals.
#7 Gee Whiz, I Sure Hate Being Able To See Anything At All While Driving At Night So Thanks For Illuminating My Visibility To Zero!
While no picture can capture the essence of this somehow not illegal car lights, I feel like the literal twinkle streaks is a good indicator.
This person was behind me (and several others) most of my commute. Lights like this clearly aren’t for the driver’s visibility benefit since many are affixed to trucks requiring a miniature ladder to hop in, so what is the point other than Main Character douchebaggery?
#8 This Lady, Who Insisted On Being The Only Person Standing At The Concert
#10 If You Are The Type Of Person To Blast Your Own Dj Set At The Beach, No One Likes You
#12 These Folks Walk Four Across Every Morning And Don’t Check Behind For Cars
We also might assume that selfishness leads to earning more money and living a more comfortable life. It's logical: you dedicate more time to your career, have no children, and focus on your work, and voila – you're on top of the food chain. However, science says otherwise.
#14 My Sister Saying " Who Cares? Can You Still Drive The Truck!?" To Her Bag Scratching Up The Glove Box Of My Car
#15 My Neighbor, Everyone. He Parks Like This When His Wife Isn't Home And Moves It Back When She's Back So They Can Both Park On One Of The Few Spots With Shade. This Has Been Happening For Months Already And The Administration Doesn't Do Anything About It
A 2020 study by a team of researchers from Stockholm University found that selfish people have fewer children and earn less money. While the public opinion remains that successful people are selfish (68% of the respondents said so), the data actually disproved this. People with selfless attitudes had more children and higher incomes. As they stated in the title of their paper, "Generosity pays."
#16 I Let My Colleague Borrow My Laptop Charger For A Meeting. This Is How He Returned It
#17 Standing On Petroglyphs. 10 Ft Away From A Sign Explaining How Fragile These Particular Ones Are
So, if altruism and generosity are natural to us and benefit us more economically, why do we act like jerks? Psychologist Lisa Marie Bobby says that such behavior is a sign of low emotional intelligence. "One symptom of low emotional intelligence is the tendency to be self-absorbed, or exclusively concerned about what you're thinking, feeling, needing and wanting, instead of the thoughts, feelings, needs and desires of others."
#19 This Is My Son's Insanely Expensive Gene Therapy Medication For His Rare And Permanently Life Altering Genetic Disorder. And They Also Knocked My Plant Out Of Its Pot. Just For An Extra "F You"
#20 My Neighbour Think This Parking Spot Belongs (It Really Doesn't) To Him And Does This To Everyone Who Parks There.. This Time He Did It To Me, Because I Had Nowhere To Park Yesterday, So I Woke Up To This And I Don't Think He's Gonna Leave Any Soon. Should I Take Action?
