<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # The first floor below optimism is selfishness.... > The first floor below optimism is selfishness. Beneath selfishness is dominance. Beneath dominance is fear. Beneath fear is competition. Beneath competition is selection. Beneath selection are bodies fighting for continuance in a world that never promised justice to anything that lived in it. **Source:** [[books/Chimping Out|Chimping Out]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “The first floor below optimism is selfishness. Beneath selfishness is dominance. Beneath dominance is fear. Beneath fear is competition. Beneath competition is selection. Beneath selection are bodies fighting for continuance in a world that never promised justice to anything that lived in it.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-first-floor-below-justice-anything-lived ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->