Why is it, that people don't look things up for themselves?
Good question, and one I ask myself about 20 times a day on here. Either people are too lazy, or they just don't know how google works, or what the search bar is for. It especially surprises me because I'm old enough to have never had anything to do with a computer until my late forties and it didn't take me long to figure out that the computer functions like a giant reference library. I'm amazed that people who are young enough to have grown up using a computer apparently don't know that. I wonder where all the tax dollars went, the ones I paid so students in my local schools could have access to computers and learn to deal with modern technology, the taxes I had to pay for them to have computers when I couldn't afford my own computer. I like answering questions when it's something that's a little hard to find out, but when it's something that I can find out within 60 seconds by googling, my answer is sometimes something like "look up a recipe for chocolate cupcakes and follow that recipe", or "google chocolate cupcake recipe". Something along the lines of "you can feed a man a fish and he won't be hungry for one day, but teach a man to fish and he won't be hungry for the rest of his life." I also think we have, lately, a culture of " I don't know how, and it's hard to learn, why don't you do it for me?", an unwillingness to do some of the hard work of developing your own skills. We seem to be, increasingly, people who just couldn't be bothered learning anything outside a few things we feel comfortable with already. The good old American work ethic, the one that says that whatever it is that has to be done we can do it, the one that built this continent, seems to be in short supply.
What do you call someone that looks out for themselves?
self-absorbed self: centered/ important/ interested/ self-seeking egocentric sycophant: flatters someone important in a servile way (flatterer/ greaser)
Why do some people avoid looking at themselves in the mirror?
Original Question:> Why do some people avoid looking at themselves in the mirror?>Perhaps they don't like what they see. Some people may not feel good about their outer appearance, or their inner appearance of self that the mirror reminds them of when seeing their reflection. When seeing our reflection there may be more than meets the eye, whether positive or negative.-Why do some people avoid looking at themselves in the mirror?-Seeing You in My Mirrorhttps://www.bustle.com/articles/...
Why do some people only look out for themselves in life?
Good question. I don’t have an answer per se, but a quick review of my life reveals apparent correlations between particularly striking examples of this phenotype and: 1. Divorce (divorcees themselves or the children of divorced parents); 2. Only children; 3. Babies of the family; 4. Addicts; and 5. Mental illness.Of course there are plenty of exceptions to all of the above (along with many other other subgroups), but certain trends do seem to cut through the broader “noise” of life.
What word best describes people who try to make themselves look good by putting others down?
Hurt.Of course it’s easy to label such people as simply Narcissistic, Bullies, Sociopaths, Insecure and so on, but doing that ignores the struggles those people are going through.People that try to make themselves look good by putting others down do this for the same reason we all do things: To be happy.I know this sounds backwards but this is how they learned to be happy.They may have modeled their parents, may have not found happiness in anything until they put others down, or maybe had to fight for their happiness so long that this seemed like a natural thing for them to do.But this gains them happiness, confidence, self-worth and love.When they get to put others down these people feel better themselves, speaking for a lack inside of them that they do not know how else to fill.If you go around labeling those people as Sociopaths you will look at them in disdain, furthering their reason to keep pushing others down.The best way to counter this is to smile at them, love them through their hate and give them what they are not getting anywhere else.“Those who are hardest to love need it the most.” - SocratesOf course you will find that person that truly has a lesion in their brain that causes them to act this way, but that’s rather rare.Most people that put others down have had a hard time gaining love, acceptance and happiness and are not doing this because they want to, but because they do not know any other way.Putting those people down in turn by fighting their fire with fire will only result in them becoming more sure of their approach.
Does anyone else look at themselves in the mirror and talk?
do you talk to yourself, sometimes whisper so no one else hears, and just see what you look like? do you use side mirrors to see yourself from different angles? I don't know why I'm so fascinated with this. But really I think a lot of people do it, but just don't say they do. For me, I want to see myself in different outfits, suits, shaved face, unshaved, etc etc. I can go on about the reasons and why, but I'm just curious if anyone else does it and wants to share!
Why do people look down on others?
Because it is the basic human behavior. Putting down weak people somehow gives people a false sense of superiority and helps them re-establish their self esteem.Look, we meet different kinds of people in our lifetime. But there are some people who easily convince us to bend their way. They influence our thoughts the most. They dominate the friendship. Similarly you have other friends, where you have dominance over them.So, whenever you get hit hard on your self esteem and are insulted (mostly by a dominant person; dominant being referred as “stronger personality” in the context of the question), you tend to insult someone “weaker” than you. All this in the quest of restoring your self esteem. And this cycle continues. It does help you in regaining some confidence.I'm in no way advocating that it's okay to put down weak people. I'm stating that stronger ( emotionally, mentally or physically, doesn't matter) people are less vulnerable to being put down.For example : An average student is very less likely to challenge an intelligent student for a quiz or debate, but is never behind in humiliating the weakest student of the class. The weakest student may be a good dancer and boasts in front of his/her bad dancing friends.I think that's the way it goes. It's just a cycle of people compensating for their loss of self esteem by snatching at others’ self esteem.
What is it called when someone only cares about themselves?
Selfishness.Also,egoistic (also egoistical), egomaniacal, egotistic (or egotistical), narcissistic, self-absorbed, self-centered, self-concerned, self-infatuated, self-interested, self-involved, egocentric, self-loving, self-obsessed, self-oriented, self-preoccupied, self-regarding, self-seeking, self-serving, solipsistic, inner-directed; complacent, conceited, overweening, pompous, prideful, proud, self-complacent, self-conceited, self-contented, self-directed, self-glorifying, self-important, self-indulgent, self-opinionated, self-pleased, self-satisfied, smug, vain, vainglorious.
Why do intelligent people seem to only care of themselves?
A lot of the time, this isn't true. More intelligent people tend to be very introverted, shy, awkward and not like to talk much. They may be loners and may not be used to having to accommodate for other people, since they usually aren't around other people much. That doesn't mean they don't care though. Those types of people may have trouble expressing concern and empathy, because they aren't used to having to do that. This is how it's going to be for a little while if you are attempting to make a friendship with one of these people. Once they get comfortable with you, they can be the sweetest people ever. I'm one of those people. Everyone seems to hate me. I presume it's since they think I'm stuck up or something, but I have social anxiety, I just can't talk to people. Especially if someone grew up alone, they HAD to learn to be their own best friend that's all they know. Show them other people aren't so bad, be the one to make them trust.
Do homeless people look out for one another or is it more of an "everyone for themselves" mentality?
Thanks for the A2A.It depends. And by that I mean it depends on the homeless person’s natural character, what city they’re in, the availability of resources, how long they’ve been on the street, and what culture they’re immersed in.They’re just homeless, not inherently altruistic or selfish. If they’re a user and taker and have a scarcity mentality when they aren’t homeless, chances are they’ll be the same when they are. If they’re generous and altruistic when housed, they’ll tend to be the same when homeless. I was broke, down to my last $3 one cold rainy night, and as I walked into a grocery store to buy something to eat I saw a couple sitting out in the rain, crying, wet, homeless - and I bought a loaf of bread and a jar of peanut and gave it to them. I went hungry for another three days until payday. I did what I would have done even if I weren’t homeless. At least I had a dry, somewhat warm van. They had nothing.Many women will find a man who can protect them, and the usual partner dynamics play out there. She’ll trade sex for protection. Some homeless do manage to hook up with others who share their culture and will look out for one another - sharing food, shelter, and resources. It’s very, very hard to survive on the streets by yourself and many homeless people will look out for each other out of necessity - not necessarily out of loyalty or love.