Self Interest

That is, the world is transforming in ways that require shifting away from the short-term self-interest that's defined our way of life. ❋ Douglas LaBier (2011)

Others, like David Brooks in The New York Times, contend that cooperation is more evolutionary than episodic, intertwined with competition: "We have an incentive to work in teams, even against our short-term self-interest because cohesive groups thrive." ❋ Christopher Holshek (2011)

In order to justify the appropriateness of more integration, we may have to persuade ourselves of the degeneracy of aggregative institutions and the glories of rights, reasoned debate, and administrative autonomy, while at the same time recognizing that within a few decades we will rediscover the evils of integration and will once again embrace exchange in the name of self-interest. ❋ JAMES G. MARCH (1989)

For such individuals the public interest becomes an ethical criterion and a spur to conscience and deliberation, a stimulus to a process for imagining a sense of public purpose and public morality, rather than negotiating a bargain in the name of self-interest Dyson, 1980: 274. ❋ JAMES G. MARCH (1989)

Socio-economic analysis need not deny that in part the incentives for investment in such bonds, as distinct from trying to garner maximum benefit from every transaction, are due to “enlightened” long-term self-interest. ❋ Amitai Etzioni (1988)

“Go bind your sons to exile,” Kipling urged—not in the name of self-interest but “to serve your captives’ need” in the “thankless” duty “to seek another’s profit.” ❋ Todd Gitlin (2010)

He understands politics as a matter of power, and democratic politics as a matter of powerful coalitions cultivated and maintained with self-interest aka money, money, money. ❋ Jr. Holman W. Jenkins (2012)

In the immediate postwar years, there was skepticism and outright disbelief in the idea that the individual's pursuit of what Adam Smith defined as self-interest would add up, in the aggregate, to the benefit of “all.” ❋ DANIEL YERGIN (1998)

"It's true that the notion of self-interest was critical," ❋ The Huffington Post (2012)

In the immediate postwar years, there was skepticism and outright disbelief in the idea that the individual’s pursuit of what Adam Smith defined as self-interest would add up, in the aggregate, to the benefit of “all.” ❋ DANIEL YERGIN (1998)

I use self-interest, for example [I don't want to] get out of bed, it's not my [interest] (self-interest [in action]). ❋ Badmouth (2016)

[last night] I [engaged in] enlightened self-interest ❋ Gihjrkfscj (2016)

Hym "And when does it work in the other direction? Who around me needs to forgo their own narrow [self-interest]? Noone? Then why should I be expected to? 'BeCaUsE yOu ShOuLd Be SeLflEsS! AgAiNsT yOuR wIlL eVeN!' You're NOT THAT Jordan. That's what makes you a [charlatan]. AND a liar. You don't actually ACT like you believe any of the things you say and all of your colleges have proven they DON'T actually belive any of the things you say. Your entire career has been dealing with poor victimized women and malevolent men and now YOU'RE THE SAVIOR! THE WHITE PROPHET [COMETH]! WOOO!" 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🙌🙌🙌👏👏👏 ❋ Hym Iam (2023)

He knew it was in his self-interest to help as many people as possible [thrive] and [prosper], in comfort and [safety], that only then could he ultimately thrive and prosper. ❋ Monkey's Dad (2020)