[pachyderm]

"social psychosis" is a backlash against a steadily growing consciousness and behavior that refocuses personal lives and public policies towards promoting the common good

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/...cial-psychosis

[Perna]

I don't agree with his premise that self-interest is equivalent to self-centeredness and greed. It's similar to the mistake I believe some people make in equating assertive with aggressive.

"However, these shifts clash with a long-prevailing ideology, that the primary pursuit of self-interest best serves the public interest and personal success. That ideology has also prevailed in our views of adult psychological health and maturity. In essence, this ideology makes the pursuit of greed, self-centeredness and materialism the holy trinity of public and private conduct. And it's generating a growing 'social psychosis'."

From: http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/...he-common-good

[Princess_Obsidian]

Greetings,

Hmmm....Interesting topic. Thank you so much!

Have a good one.

[Gus1234U]

being social creatures, immersed in interdependence, the social group's mental health and the individual's social values cannot be seperated. "we have the government we deserve", is an example of how the individual values play out in the greater sphere. Ghandi and others, showed how the individual can act to correct this greater sphere. let us then, strive to be the best individual one can be, in the best society we can build.