Comments by "Jim Werther" (@jimwerther) on "The Truth About Selfishness: How ‘Greedy’ People Make Life Better for Everyone" video.

  1.  @paulholmes672  Strawman argument. No one - not Barney, not me - said that anyone should be forced to share. Avoid bizarre extremes.
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  2. That part of the video was just wrong. Teaching little children to share toys with friends is a positive message.
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  3. @sethstephens4777  I wasn't aware that Barney is part of the educational curriculum. Silly me, I thought it was a television show that parents let their children watch.
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  4. Yatch yatch yatch
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  5.  @jfangm  Being forced to share? Wrong. Being taught to be selfish? Also wrong. Being generous with others is hardly a bad thing. And making it seem as if there are only the two extremes presents a false choice. And most parents don't waste time getting wound up over such nonsense, thank God.
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  6.  @century2298  As long as it's not encouraged or overemphasized: "Don't listen to her - if you don't want to share, then don't! Who cares!". That would be unhelpful. However, explaining that sharing is nice and wonderful and makes the world a wonderful place, but ultimately it is the child's decision? Sounds good to me.
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  7.  @jfangm  Don't put words in my mouth. I never said she should be forced to share. Encouraged, yes. Forced, no.
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  8. False choice. Nearly all of us work out of self interest, while nearly all of us also do good work for others with no expectation of personal gain.
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  9. You're both off base
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