An understanding of sarcasm will be necessary to understand this. Sure, everyone is just in it for themselves. Selfishness is the order of the day, and totally acceptable. They would do it to me if I they had only thought of it first. Oh, uh huh, right, gimme a break with Idealism is just a silly stage of youth.
Altruism is just some sanctimonious way of praising oneself for charitable acts.
All politicians are self-serving and corrupt, except for those representing legitimate business interests. Any religious leader or follower is merely a deluded loony, and doesn t really care about anyone else. We can perhaps praise those who campaigned for the people that got everyone the technical ability to vote, or who outlawed child labor and slavery, but those kinds of changes are over and done with. The pinnacle of success is earning money in business and winning at the stock market. Shut up, grow up, and think like me.