We need to recognize that looking after our own best interests is critical to self preservation. If we keep focusing on other people for too long and neglect ourselves, how is that going to help anybody in the long run? If individuals can’t look after themselves and be happy with themselves, how can they ever look after other people and make them happy? I understand that being selfless is for the greater good but how sustainable is that exactly? It’ll only breed resentment and negativity because the idea is that what we want as individuals doesn’t matter, what we feel doesn’t matter, and that really makes our morale take a nosedive.
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i dont think this is unpopular. if anything, people are realizing they need to care for themselves in order to healthily do so for others. the issue lies in the balance of self preservation and helping others. the balance of too much ego or too much selflessness where both lead to an inevitable downfall in some aspects of a persons life eventually.
This is what almost everybody does, hugely popular opinion.
All that is questions is how selfish we’re meant to be.
hell is other people
Don’t think this is unpopular, but it’s accurate.
Yeah, you can’t help others if you’re not in a stable enough position yourself.
This is so true. Currently got accepted into something bigger than myself, but will take me away from everyone I know. and I know they’ll be pissed so I’m having a hard time trying to even tell anyone. Sounds selfish af but it’s what I want to do
This is just a commentary on something that should be common sense. How the heck is this unpopular?