Selfishness Leads To Isolation

Selfishness Leads To Isolation

1. Caesar is selfish in his conquest of Europe and Rome, so he is assasinated.

   • Murder/death can be seen as a form of isolation, because a victim would most likely feel betrayed, and they'd be alone when they lose their senses/consciousness.

2. Caesar's assassination is selfishly carried out by the conspirators, and leads to them being exiled from Rome.

3. Cassius selfishly tells Titinius to scout the enemy at the camp, putting him in danger. Cassius kills himself when he thinks Titinius is killed.

4. Brutus is the only conspirator given any respect in his burial by Antony, because he was the only one who didn't act selfishly.

5. When a nation/group acts only for its own interests, it's generally shunned by the public.

   • North Korea has acted selfishly since its inception, and has become an extremely hated nation.
   • In many fictional narratives there is an antagonistic power that has been shunned for being too selifish
     • Torna, the terrorist group bent on felling out the guardian deity of Alrest, The Architect, in Monolith's Xenoblade Chronicles 2
     • Sauron and Mordor, the ever present threat in JRR Tolkien's famous Lord of the Rings
     • The Sith, wielders of dangerous and destructive Force powers for their own good, from Star Wars

6. The most selfish of crimes (murder: the taking of another person's life, etc.) can be penalized with the death penalty or life in prison.

   • Manling Williams is a death row inmate in California who killed her family just because she wanted a new husband.
   • Kameron Orr shot and killed his ex girlfriend after she broke up with him, and he didn't want to accept the division. He is serving a life sentence in jail.

7. Selfishness with money can lead to social isolation.

   • Billionaires (like Minecraft's Marcus Persson) sometimes can feel they have no purpose and can become socially isolated.
   • If you only spend your money on yourself, it can be hard to have a social life. For instance, you wouldn't have money to take a SO out on a a date.

8. Selfishly wanting attention from others can backfire and make you more lonely.

   • Acting lonely in order to get pity is easily seen through and heavily frowned upon by any decent person.
   • Many people try to selfishly disregard other peoples' wishes when it comes to relationships, leading to creeps who can even get arrested for stalking someone who doesn't like them back.

9. Asking other people to do your work can become an isolation factor when you don't actually need the help or it puts the other person in danger.

   • This is all too common in school and work environments, with the punishment sometimes as harsh as a failed grade/firing.
   • General Custer, a commander in the American Indian Wars, is remembered in infamy for leading his troops into a reckless battle for the selfish idea of battle glory, where every single man was slain.

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11. A Mind Map by Jack McEvoy