"Science Confirms the Obvious: Americans Are Selfish," states the headline of this PopSci article. "We're less motivated to do something challenging if it benefits the greater good."
An article published last year by a Stanford psychologists proves that European Americans are chronically independent. Bicultural Asian Americans find value in both community-based and independent mindsets because of their exposure to two dramatically different sets of values.
"Currently, if we want to inspire Americans to think and act interdependently, it may work best to actually emphasize their independence to motivate them to do so," suggests MarYam Hamedani, one of the study's authors. "Tell them, 'Be the change you want to see in the world' instead of 'We're all in this together.'"
It's as if Americans are becoming their own species, behaviorally.
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| My European and American friends preferred to nap instead of helping make lunch while on a camel safari. |
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