I know its ok to use one another in a practical sense like shop keepers and so on but why do people who are meant to be friends (and are still friends) have a tendency to be mercantile about relations. I thought people were supposed to ends in themselves, not means to an end.
2006-07-29 08:18:14 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
in our capitalist, venturistic society, ppl learn to be individualistic, materialistic and competitive. we are a society that does not seek to strengthen humanistic values, but one of achieving as much material wealth as we can in a short period of time, for a long time. at what cost (lost of friendship) and to what means (using one another) is irrelevant in this mission.
2006-07-29 08:43:44 · answer #1 · answered by gurrrly 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a survival mechanism. People will naturally pick and choose, along with arranging things to justify their choice. If they didn't hedge their bets that way, they would be pushing their luck. "People will always choose the path of least resistance."
2006-07-29 15:26:22 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think it's meant to be selfish in most cases, I think people gradually tend to rely on others to meet their needs as long as it "works".
2006-07-29 15:22:08 · answer #3 · answered by wittbelle 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To get what they want of course, man im sorry this happened to you. it hurts. Why is a mystery? You could understand though right. which makes it a little better, though it isn't right!
2006-07-29 15:22:32 · answer #4 · answered by Travis James 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because some people are useful to me.
2006-07-29 15:21:50 · answer #5 · answered by Anthony S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Relationships of convenience are OK.
2006-07-30 00:36:49 · answer #6 · answered by Ouros 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because pets don't have money.
2006-07-29 15:21:40 · answer #7 · answered by EG345 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because you cant use yourself
2006-07-29 15:20:24 · answer #8 · answered by jyd9999 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋