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Question: What would you say is a major cause of complete selfishness!?
What are some major causes of selfishness and complete and utter self centerdness and immaturity when found in a 'supposed' full grown adult!?Www@QuestionHome@Com


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I would say that the leading cause of selfishness is selfishness itself being exhibited by key role models that a particular person looks up to or may have been dependent upon!. Monkey see, monkey do!. Perhaps it's a conditioned behaviour built in by parental impressioning!. Self centeredness is also a personality defense mechanism, or "front" put up by someone but deep inside, they are much more fragile than they let on!. The larger is a head is inflated, the more hot air that's contained inside!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

1!. Hyper-sensitivity!.

People who are hyper-sensitive tend to get hurt a lot by tiny little things (although the word "tiny" is rather relative) during their life time!. As a way to protect themselves they nourish egoism (selfishness, if you will) and shut themselves from the world around them!.


2!. Constant desire for attention!.

People who are used to getting lots of attention, also nourish egoism!. They don't necessarily recognize their "selfishness and desire for attention", since it has been part of who they are since they were born!. Www@QuestionHome@Com

In my experience, being an only child is a large contributor!.

When you have no siblings, your parents tend to spoil you!.
You get used to it!.
Things changed!.!. and you get pissed!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Uhhh!.!.!. I'm going to say human instinct, we are all to some degree selfish and self centered but sometimes it is just more prominent in others!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

A sociopathic personality!. Www@QuestionHome@Com

Megalomania and Greed!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

human existence is the cause of selfishness!. we are all selfish though we hate to admit it!. no humans=no selfishnessWww@QuestionHome@Com

they simply do not know how to love and respect othersWww@QuestionHome@Com