@HeavenlyPossum

being highly valuable in other areas.

Most modern societies are of a size well beyond the individual family and tribe loyality and as such, average loyality - and thus willingness to sacrifice ones own needs - for the greater good

ON AVERAGE

goes down.

This is why #communism / #socialism failed.

It was unable to incite sufficient #altruistic potential so the #egoistic potential ultimatively won out.

"Why should I work harder when there is not a sufficient reward for it"? My society isnt the worst, but it also isnt the best and I dont feel a particular high loyality to it". It also wont make much of a difference because I am just a very small cog in a very large machine."

One might argue, that the highest potential can be reached when both altruistic and egoistic motivations combined.

As an non-terminable public servant, my egoistic motivation suggests that I should call in sick even when only mildly impaired. But my altruistic appreciation of the wellfare of my colleagues👇