first of all we should understand the meaning of SELFISH. 'slefishness', i think comes from the person's point of view..... saying that someone is selfish does not make him a selfish being...isn't it? to come to the question... i would like to say that it si not people who are becoming more selfish...it is us who's point of views(perspectives) are changing. people have evolved with time and so did their thoughts, we want at any cost to name everythng,qualify each being. we should take some time out and think if ever it is not our way of thinking that is changing. are we not viewing life form the wrong end of the telescope....
Nowadays, we need more things than in the past such as smart phone, fashion clothes or expensive car.
It is the concept of freedom which means that someone has the freedom to trade, freedom of property rights and freedom of wealth accumulation. It is more of a Negative Freedom
Texans wanted to be part of a bigger, more powerful country. Also, Texas was a part of Mexico before becoming an independent country, so people in Texas wanted the protection of the U.S. from Mexico.
more white people
Enlightenment thinkers believed that power needed to be separated and balanced to keep people from becoming corrupt.
It was/is ( yes there are still indentured servants) a method to have their passage paid for to the colonies. They had many reasons to leave.
A person who cares more about THINGS than people.
It depends. If you are a materialistic person itwould be money. If you were more caring and compassionate it would be people.
If someone is "materialistic", they care more about things than people. They judge other people by the things they own rather than their personalities.
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The materialistic view of the state and state formation is that all the property of the state belongs to the head of state and not the people.
Don't cheat, this answer has been logged. Some people criticized postwar society in the United States because they feared the U.S. was becoming a materialistic culture. Consumerism and lack of individualism were also targets of critics.
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Stop being materialistic and start being more grateful for life and the people you have as friends and family.
Materialistic is an adjective.
People in the United States are extremely materialistic. Their possessions are about all some people value, so no matter how much they have, they are not satisfied and want more.
More interdependent
They aren't. It is actually impossible to become gay. But society is becoming more accepting of gay people, and they are not hiding it as much as they used to.