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When people are selfish it really bothers me. Well, it bothers me more than anything else really. I try not to judge the individuals, they may change as they get older. But I was on a bus the other day, it was busy. I was at the back in the corner and an old lady got on the bus, she had a walking frame and no young person stood up for her, other people had to hold her to keep her standing, whilst 16-20 year old students occupied all the seats, heads down looking at their phones, trying to ignore the situation. I got off after one stop when this happened and looking back I probably could have moved forward, past people and asked someone to move for the lady so she could sit but In the moment I was just shocked. In my classes also, everyone stands right by the lecture room and rushes into class before the other class has even exited, so people are all just pushing past each other, I just stand back and observe and wait even though, because of the bus I get I am usually the first one there. If we just waited for people to exit, there would be no rush or pushing past and everyone could just enter in the order they arrived. Even my friends will push past people, who are going into the same class because they must get that seat they want. Not stopping to think that other people arrived before them and all of us want a certain seat, and some of us will sit where we want, some won't. Some people aren't selfish like that of course. I used to be a bit and now I am quite patient so I know people can change and it is more normal for teenagers to be self involved. But it does upset me to see people being selfish like that. Personally I believe that if everyone got off their smartphones they would start to observe the world around them better and start to live where they are and therefore make better choices, rather than escaping to the digital reality that they clutch in their hands or carry in their pocket wherever they go. I am 25 years old, Smartphones weren't really popular until I was about 14 or 15. But I want to know if anyone older has noticed a difference in selfishness and Narcissism. I know I am quick to blame all problems on Smartphones but I just dislike them a lot. I know there have always been selfish people around, but for me growing up, moving on the bus for an elderly person was standard behavior and I worry about what our new generations will be like, having lived their whole life with the 'protection' of their smartphone to retract into whenever they are uncomfortable or momentarily bored.
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You're 100% correct. People are just too self involved now and sometimes I think they believe everyone around them is just an NPC. It's sad so don't think about it too much, you just keep doing you coz you've got a great head on your shoulders. ❤️
ReplyI understand what you mean and I have seen it too myself but I have always been aware of my surroundings. It is also important as a biological woman, young woman and young girl to be aware of your surroundings. I was taught as a young girl to always pay attention to what is happening around me at all times for safety reasons natrually.
There has been an increased amount of a lack of regard for others in general over the years. People have become much more preoccupied with their smartphones and sometimes it is coming from the much younger people. It is sad and a little disappointing that people have become like this as if they are always in a rush. The younger generation wanting things to be done quick and easy. It is possible that people have become much more impatient and selfish too, apart from being distracted by the digital world. I am a millennial and a bit older than you. Growing up I was taught to give my seat up to the elderly,disabled and pregnant women while using public transportation. My first ever phone I ever got was a cute pink Nokia and I was 13 years old, but it was used for emergencies only because I was outdoors alot. My generation still had landlines and the only way to get hold of friends and family were mostly from that. I had to always call my friends that way and ask politely to speak to them. I eventually gotten my first flip phone which was a Motorola Razr V3 hahaha. I also remember that my generation still did not rely on google maps to get to places. We actually had to learn, maneuver and remember how to get around places without google maps.
I can still remember all the places by heart
of where some of my old friends use to live, where I use to live and places i use to go to as a teenager. We did it without looking on a map, using google maps, waze etc. We did get lost at times but we had to find a way and ask people who might be more familiar with the area how to get somewhere. I feel a alittle old mentioning all this but those were definitely different times for those my age and older as millennials. I do not think everyone is as you mentioned being self involved, especially as teenagers. I do believe people can change, if they choose to and i hope the next generations onwards can be better with their use of smartphones.
Learn from the generations before them how things use to be by trying to adapt some of the past and present to find a balance. It is refreshing that you have insight like this and hope you remain that way. What you can do is tell your friends to try the polite, considerate and relaxed way when entering the class room. I do not think it will do any harm to let them know that there is no need to rush to enter a classroom, by pushing through the students that are leaving the classroom and headed to another class. It will not change anything as they still have to wait until most of the students arrive for class to start. Lead by example and I am sure a few will catch on.
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