Wu Wei
ursus senum severiorum and ex-Bisy Backson
Ah, the magic word "some" that I used that allowed people to identify or dis-identify with the list.
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Cynical
- believing that people are motivated purely by self-interest; distrustful of human sincerity or integrity.
"he was brutally cynical and hardened to every sob story under the sun" - concerned only with one's own interests and typically disregarding accepted or appropriate standards in order to achieve them.