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self-interest

[self-in-trist, self-, -in-ter-ist] / ˌsɛlfˈɪn trɪst, ˈsɛlf-, -ˈɪn tər ɪst /








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Because they’re perceived as going against their own self-interest, female misogynists tend to get more of a hearing, which isn’t true.

From Salon

And that schism is not because rural voters misunderstand their “self-interest” or because racial dog whistles have led them astray.

From Salon

“But individual blacks are breaking away from the group, putting their self-interest ahead of groupthink, asserting their political individuality.”

From The Wall Street Journal

“I don’t take positions for my own self-interest,” he writes.

From The Wall Street Journal

History is full of ambitious international agreements that collapse under self-interest, misaligned incentives or inertia.

From The Wall Street Journal