Does Inconsiderateness Breed Inconsiderateness?

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If you live in America at least, you live in a society where rudeness is the norm. People don't care about people outside their friends, family, and maybe close acquaintances. Random strangers do not qualify as human beings. Why is our society so rotten? Are others any better off? Will this lead to the United States falling apart? Does inconsiderateness breed inconsiderateness? If the majority of other people are rude and selfish, is it a disadvantage to be kind and fair? For example, the person who patiently waits his or her turn will merely be pushed aside by the ruder ones.

Hmm... I don't think I see rudeness as the norm so much as indifference.

Random strangers cannot really fully qualify as human beings anyway I don't think.

I don't see this as something so rotten, only occasionally annoying.

Why will courtesy or the lack thereof kill society? Courtesy barely relates to the economic structures nor does it impact the social structures that much either as the loss is towards relationships that will never bear fruit.

I don't see how kindness or unkindness end up being advant or disadvantageous. They are different strategies applied in situations, one strategy makes more allies, the other gets tasks done more quickly at the cost of likeability. Neither is superior or inferior.

How many places have turns? I think most major relations are economic to the extent that rudeness or kindness barely has much impact other than long-run relations.

Well, I believe courtesy might have some sort of impact in some social structures, and could be an advantage in some situations, after all, all living beings, including humans are drawn to the attractive and comfortable situations, and usually (perhaps not always), kindness would be more attractive and give more comfort than rudeness or coldness.


Well, some people seem to correlate this with violence, so probably that plays a role, even if it is a small part, although some argue it wouldn't be that small.

Some people state tha they prefer the kindness and courtesy from people in other countries than the coldness in America.

Well, somewhat true, however, I do not think that most social structures really depend upon strangers getting along much.


I don't think that violence is rude so much as illegal. Nor do I think that most rudeness leads to violence.

Perhaps that is true, but I still do not see why rudeness will destroy America.