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Selfish ambition

bhsmte

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This is just a simple question. There is nothing intelligent about this question. But I don't fully understand what selfish ambition means.

What exactly does selfish ambition mean? Does it mean anyone who desires to be successful and go to college?

IMO, it would be along the lines of; those who are heavily motivated for their own personal gain and at the expense of others.
 
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...and at the expense of others.
It doesn't have to be at the expense of others. That's just when it becomes a problem.
 
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Disagree. When you toss in the term 'selfish' that means people give zero thought to others.

Given the sheer number of jerks out there ready to take advantage of you being selfish can be construed as simply protecting what's yours.
 
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When you toss in the term 'selfish' that means people give zero thought to others.
And selfishness can be a sin of omission, besides a sin of commission...
 
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Given the sheer number of jerks out there ready to take advantage of you being selfish can be construed as simply protecting what's yours.

Protecting something that is yours, is not something i would deem selfish.
 
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