PHILOSOPHER: No, it is “you and I.” When there are two people, society emerges in their presence, and community emerges there too.
To gain an understanding of the community feeling that Adler speaks of, it is advisable to use “you and I” as the starting point.
YOUTH: And what do you do with that as the starting point?
PHILOSOPHER: You make the switch from attachment to self (self-interest) to concern for others (social interest).
YOUTH: Attachment to self? Concern for others? What’s all that about?
Why Am I Only Interested in Myself?
PHILOSOPHER: Well, let’s consider this concretely. For purposes of clarity, in place of “attachment to self” I will use the word “self-centered.”
In your view, someone who is self-centered is what sort of person?
YOUTH: Hmm, I guess the first thing that comes to mind is the kind of person who’s like a tyrant.
Someone who’s domineering, has no qualms about being a nuisance to others, and thinks only about things that are to his own advantage.
He thinks that the world revolves around him, and he behaves like a dictator who rules by absolute authority and force.
He’s the kind of person who creates an enormous amount of trouble for everyone around him.
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