How Seinfeld changed TV.

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@CarnalK

I don’t get this common perception that it was amoral selfishness that drove the show. Yes, they were selfish but not much more than most people. The show was more the conflict between selfishness and societal codes, and they more often than not followed social code.

Agreed. As I said in an older thread:

@Thudlow_Boink

The characters’ behavior is guided, when it’s guided by anything beyond self-absorption, by manners without morals or heart. Their decisions on how to act are based on what’s “done” vs. “not done,” not on what’s “good” vs. “bad” nor on any love, compassion, or empathy.

The characters of It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia come closer to being examples of pure immoral selfishness.