you're oversimplifying it too much
1. I don't care about being famous or having everyone notice me
2. what does anorexia even have to do with this????!!!!!
If people with anorexia aren't anything else, they certainly aren't selfish; if anything, they're just "giving, giving, guilty...."
3. why should wanting a normal social status and acceptance be seen as selfishness?
4. okay, we can actually agree on that one.
I feel the same way as you do in point 1, but honestly, I'm surprised every single time—your point 2 is directly tied to point 1.
The way society works today (whether it's the state or the whole world), it’s definitely distancing itself from the individual. People aren't individuals anymore; they're just tiny cogs in a massive machine chasing some higher goals. Take America, for example: look at how it's portrayed on TV versus the reality where plenty of people are struggling way more than people here. And it's not just about money; they're missing the basic things that make someone human. Nowadays, "making it" means getting a Master's or a PhD... which is fine if that's your life's purpose, but chasing those just for the status seems pretty selfish to me. Same goes for politicians stepping on others just to grab a title that won't even last them. People are forced to play roles they hate just to fit in and be accepted by society.
Later!