My instincts though tell me that people would act
>pretty brutish.

i'm not sure b/c i was brainwashed way too early w/the idea that ppl are inherently evil. i have tried to shake it.

>I agree. That's why I avoided the terms and use self-ish
>which I really mean is self-interested.

that's that Adam Smith, Wealth of Nations brainwashing right there. we use it to defend our adoption of capitalism and shit. so i dunno about that either.