Why do people think that everything they do is superior to what the next person does?

It%26#039;s ingrained from childhood, often in the name of family pride or school spirit. To wit:





%26quot;We don%26#039;t do that in OUR family.%26quot;





%26quot;WE%26#039;RE NUMBER ONE!%26quot;





So a child grows up assuming that whatever group he/she is a part of, is the best one.
Why do people think that everything they do is superior to what the next person does?
Some think that they are a failure at everything.
Why do people think that everything they do is superior to what the next person does?
Ego
Reply:The person experience superiority generally isn%26#039;t even interested in why someone does the things that they do.





It is usually a product of thinking my way is the %26quot;right way%26quot;. People can often use their personal morals and ethics to put down others.





Asking anyone to admit that they might be wrong, is a battle that I just avoid.
Reply:This is the average way of thinking. It%26#039;s ingrained by society. It really isn%26#039;t a bad thing to have pride in your own work, but a truly secure person can also acknowledge that the next guy%26#039;s project is also worthy of praise.





It doesn%26#039;t hurt me to tell someone that%26#039;s a pretty nifty thing they just did. On the other hand, I know that they can%26#039;t compete with me in other areas. Ok, so maybe I%26#039;m guilty, too. Ego.
Reply:I would have supplied a brilliant answer but all the other people who have already posted did such a better job than I could ever do.
Reply:I dunno either. All i know we are a dominating species. Anyway, I find it Stupid!
Reply:Not everyone feels that way, but a lot of them do. There are also a lot of people who feel inferior to other people. In both situations it probably stems from their childhood and upbringing.
Reply:We need more Reggae on the radio!
Reply:They are right to do so. It is a matter of interest.





To individuals, the ultimate motivator of their interest is the preservation of their own life and the acquisition of the means to sustain it. Human action (including thought), is the currency by which he achieves this preservation. His interests, therefore, life with his actions, in both making them better, and making them appear better.





One way individuals, by their nature, handle their actions is through custom. This ensures both the consistency of their actions, and the acceptance of them within their community.





If an individual were ever to go against his interests, he risks losing control over the preservation of his life, as he has become accustomed to doing.





So an individual is never wrong in defending his course of action, but only in the particular action they take part in (if it%26#039;s objectively objectionable), or the means by which they support their intent to commit said action. Irrational approaches to behavior will likely yield objectionable behavior and the very same risk on his life he%26#039;s attempting to avoid. So it is not in believing his course of action to be superior that an individual is at fault, but only in adopting an irrational one.
Reply:Human nature.