(February 7, 2011 at 2:06 am)Ubermensch Wrote: Well the why is simple, because one for whatever reason, considers the feelings and rights of others to be unimportant, or less important than the perceived material gain.
Just material gain? I'm not sure it's that simple.
EG One upsmanship is essentially aggressive yet does not necessarily entail a material gain. Behaviour which falls under the broad heading of 'passive aggression' is not usually about material gain.