Do you ever despair at the apparent lack of regard for the "social contract" by so many?

https://lemmy.world/post/2392083

Do you ever despair at the apparent lack of regard for the "social contract" by so many? - Lemmy.world

In this case, I’m referring to the notion that we all make minor sacrifices in our daily interactions in service of a “greater good” for everyone. “Following the rules” would be a simplified version of what I’m talking about, I suppose. But also keeping an awareness/attitude about "How will my choices affect the people around me in this moment? “Common courtesy”, “situational awareness”, etc… I don’t know that it’s a “new” phenomenon by any means, I just seem to have an increasing (subjective) awareness of it’s decline of late.

Paying taxes is one way of doing this, and man, people are really hellbent on trying to avoid that.
I think if wages were higher people would have less problem parting with some of their income. But when living expenses are so close to net income it’s tough.