I think it all stems from our individualistic society.

The propaganda says if you fail it’s 100% your fault and you won’t get help, so why should anyone do anything for others?

Altruism is the antithesis of Capitalism, it’s not smart or efficient or valuable to be kind and generous, because it will always be more profitable to stomp others down like crabs in a bucket.

There are finite resources, finite wealth, and if they aren’t equally distributed then there will be winners and losers

Making people prioritize what you are saying would require a fundamental change in our economic system to not extort people’s lives for labor, to voluntarily give people what they need and give them the resources to let them pursue benefits to society.

Suddenly, instead of thinking about “what can I do to make money for myself to survive?”, they then can focus on “what can I do for myself to improve my life, then the lives of my friends and family, and then my community?”