I got a ticket fee from the local police for parking the car. It is very usual in Greece to park anywhere you want. It is the nowadays philosophy "I dont care about others, I just care about myself and my job to be done, and the others have to understand". Even the ticket from the police is seen as a way for the police to make money and not as a way to establish an order to the society.
This culture has been built and enhanced in our minds and hearts as something natural. It has to change. And it has to change for the good of us all. Don';t we want to have a better world, a better society? This is why you will hear philosophers say, every change starts from ourselves. If everyone is doing it, it doesn't mean it is good for the society.
At Kant's philosophy there is a theory: How can someone distinguish good from bad actions? Just take your action and multiple it as if every one at the planet was doing it at the same time. How would the world be then? If the answer is better, then ok, go ahead and do it. If the answer is worse, maybe you are thinking only of yourself... again.
For example if you throw a gum on the street, you say, ok, it is one gum. Who could hurt? Imagine if everyone is doing it at the same time! The whole street would fill with gums! Disgusting? Think about it...
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