This thread says that in some cultures, like Mamdani's, lying is common. A survey of 26,000 people from 60 countries found Indians believe they need to be more selfish to succeed. It also suggests that the rich are often more selfish than the poor, similar to narcissism. In fair societies, there might be a real link between selfishness and success.
Mamdani comes from a culture where lying is normal.
26,000 people from 60 countries were asked how much they believed they had to be selfish [disregard others, cheat, lie, etc.] to get ahead. Indians scored highest
“The rich are richer than the
poor because they have been more selfish in life than the poor.”
5-point scale from “strongly disagree” (1) to “strongly agree” (5)
Source:
This belief is conceptually similar to vulnerable narcissism. In a high-trust, meritocratic society, we could expect a moderately strong positive correlation (~0.45, corrected for unreliability) between the two constructs
Mamdani comes from a culture where lying is normal.
26,000 people from 60 countries were asked how much they believed they had to be selfish [disregard others, cheat, lie, etc.] to get ahead. Indians scored highest“The rich are richer than the
poor because they have been more selfish in life than the poor.”
5-point scale from “strongly disagree” (1) to “strongly agree” (5)
Source:This belief is conceptually similar to vulnerable narcissism. In a high-trust, meritocratic society, we could expect a moderately strong positive correlation (~0.45, corrected for unreliability) between the two constructs
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Mamdani comes from a culture where lying is normal.
26,000 people from 60 countries were asked how much they believed they had to be selfish [disregard others, cheat, lie, etc.] to get ahead. Indians scored highest ... “The rich are richer than the
poor because they have been more selfish in life than the poor.”
5-point scale from “strongly disagree” (1) to “strongly agree” (5)
Source: ... This belief is conceptually similar to vulnerable narcissism. In a high-trust, meritocratic society, we could expect a moderately strong positive correlation (~0.45, corrected for unreliability) between the two constructs ...
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