Does it seem people are less caring these days?

This has been my observation for years, although never having a family of my own, I have always had to fend for myself. I suppose as a child and teenager I had the hopes that people would be kinder and more caring. I have never seen this, in my life. I have always been in atmospheres where every man for himself. Being a single parent I though my kids about love and respect and how no good deed goes un-punished. It has been quite a battle though as the world continues to prove us wrong.

As a general rule I believe people are much less caring than they used to be. Back in "the day" people had a much stronger sense of community. They did things together that helped each other like an old fashioned barn raising and such. Not so much any more.. it's every man for himself..

I'm not sure how one evaluates an empathy level, but some studies show that the amount of empathy college kids feel has decreased over the decades. That said, people weren't always so caring in the past- we just tend to look at the past as being idyllic. George Kennan wrote about how American society was self-centered and cold in the 1930s and 1940s, and things like the internet didn't even exist then. That said, many kids I know are quite cold. If they do care about something, they just join a facebook group and that is that- no real help given. I'm not sure what will happen in the future, really.

I know what you mean now a days people are starting o be more concerned about ones self than others me I do care a lot about other people, but it is kind of sad that this is going on right now if only it wasn't I guess nothing can really be done about it, but yes back than people cared a lot more for one another and now it is the opposite. I know that my friend is very self centered because she mostly cares about herself and no one else and a lot of her friends have noticed this and are starting not to lie her because she thinks that the world revolves around her and it's true me being her friend I try not to let it get to me because I know that deep down that she probably does care about other people than herself that really is what I truly believe. I am sure that one day people will once again begin to care for one another like in the old times all we can do now is wait and show much care and love to those around us and to always remain positive.Happy mylotting everyone give a hug to someone it will make a huge difference people need hugs once in a while it shows that you care for them.

I might be hooked to the Net but I never fail to care for others. My group and I do charity works of abroad-based friends who wanted to share their extra blessings to the less-fortunate children in our city but couldn't be around to hand them personally. We distribute slippers to these kids who live in far-flung areas and sometimes do feeding program. When school opens, we also distribute school bags and school supplies and now that christmas is fast approaching we're looking forward to distributing toys too. So no matter how much busy we are but if we do have the passion in doing some community services, not even the Net can hinder us from touching lives. So it's really in each one of us if we have a thing for being rays of sunshine to others. We actually don't raise funds, we just bridge the donors to their recipients.

people would rather not get involved on things that would endanger them. that would be common sense.. however the wrong part on this story is that nobody even gave a helping hand when the guy was dying. sad..

In here they are. I remember getting robbed and beaten up a few years ago. And nobody helped me. Nobody even helped me go to the police station. Because of that event I stopped trusting in most people. I choose who I help and who I won't help.