“Selfish? You try livin’ in a world where persuasion and trade and generally makin’ nice with folks are the only ways to get anything, and see how long you can pull that kind of attitude off. ‘Specially if you’re fond of eating1.”
1. Or, in the limiting case, breathing.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://eldraeverse.com/2014/10/02/random-cut-snippet