The next step is realizing that this site doesn't have anything to do with selling fish but that 'Sell-Fish' really just is another lame play of words for 'selfish'. And even though it makes sense for you to think that this wordplay is random and a gimmick, you would be surprised by how wrong you are on that thought. Allow me to explain in step four.
When trying to properly define selfishness, most people would agree that selfishness is the attitude of disadvantaging or even harming others for one's own benefit. It is therefore almost always seen as a character property and being known as 'the selfish guy' out there is pretty much a guarantee for people to avoid any unnecessary interaction with you. Why? Simple. No one wants to risk being hurt.
Now it's time for a little example to demonstrate the concept of this attitude. Imagine a small town that is inhabited by a few hundred villagers that are neither stupid, nor very smart. The town lies next to a river and is self-providing, meaning that the inhabitants can sustain themselves without the need to import foods or other goods. They mainly live of the crops they harvest from the land themselves. And since there are plenty of fish swimming in the river the inhabitants rely on one and only one fisherman that is able to catch lots and lots of fish every day. He proudly sells his tasty fish to the other villagers and makes a very good living out of his hard work: he sells his fish very expensively since he is the only one in the town that has the skills and experience to catch so many fish.
A few other guys in the town are sick of his high prices and decide to ask him if he will teach them how to catch so many fish, when he refuses to do so they even offer him a nice price for his teachings to win him over. The fisherman however is not stupid and smartly refuses to teach any of his techniques. He is convinced that the best way to go is not to spread his knowledge, but rather be selfish and Sell-Fish. We've es
When trying to properly define selfishness, most people would agree that selfishness is the attitude of disadvantaging or even harming others for one's own benefit. It is therefore almost always seen as a character property and being known as 'the selfish guy' out there is pretty much a guarantee for people to avoid any unnecessary interaction with you. Why? Simple. No one wants to risk being hurt.
Now it's time for a little example to demonstrate the concept of this attitude. Imagine a small town that is inhabited by a few hundred villagers that are neither stupid, nor very smart. The town lies next to a river and is self-providing, meaning that the inhabitants can sustain themselves without the need to import foods or other goods. They mainly live of the crops they harvest from the land themselves. And since there are plenty of fish swimming in the river the inhabitants rely on one and only one fisherman that is able to catch lots and lots of fish every day. He proudly sells his tasty fish to the other villagers and makes a very good living out of his hard work: he sells his fish very expensively since he is the only one in the town that has the skills and experience to catch so many fish.
A few other guys in the town are sick of his high prices and decide to ask him if he will teach them how to catch so many fish, when he refuses to do so they even offer him a nice price for his teachings to win him over. The fisherman however is not stupid and smartly refuses to teach any of his techniques. He is convinced that the best way to go is not to spread his knowledge, but rather be selfish and Sell-Fish. We've es
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