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People use the word selfish as artillery in attacks on others.
The word implies an exaggerated and indecent concern with self-interests and a lack of concern for the interests of others. Wealthy people who do not give to charity are presumed selfish and uncaring. By some accounts in modern society, truly decent people should take their wealth and redistribute it to those with less. Opponents of the campaign are dubbed greedy and selfish. Freedom is found in a society when an individual has the ability to act and think in any manner he chooses, provided these actions and thoughts do not infringe on other people's ability to do the same.