And, of course, people are interested only in themselves. If a story is not about the hearer he will not listen.

Most people are far too much occupied with themselves to be malicious.

Closed-minded people are more likely to make statements than ask questions.

Most people are boring and stupid.

The things most people want to know about are usually none of their business.

The only reason people do not know much is because they do not care to know.

Too many people don’t care what happens so long as it doesn’t happen to them.

Closed-minded people don’t want their ideas challenged.

People on Earth engaged in ritual repetition; most of them thought as little as possible; most of them occupied themselves with things and events that were not very important.

Nobody is thinking about you the way you are thinking about you. They’re all thinking about themselves.

People rarely appreciate their ignorance, because they lock themselves inside an echo chamber of like-minded friends and self-confirming news feeds, where their beliefs are constantly reinforced and seldom challenged.3

Like many isolated people, they were wrapped up in themselves and not too interested in the world outside.

Everyone you meet always asks if you have a career, are married, or own a house as if life was some kind of grocery list. But no one ever asks you if you are happy.

Human beings pay very little attention to what is told them unless they know something about it already.