Personal benefit or advantage.

Selfish pursuit of one's own interests.

Accumulation of resources for oneself.

Advancement at the cost of others' welfare.

Exploitation for individual profit or gain.

**Self-serving**: Acting for personal advantage or benefit.

**Egotistical**: Excessively focused on oneself and interests.

**Narcissistic**: Having an inflated sense of self-importance.

**Greedy**: Desiring more than one needs; avaricious.

**Opportunistic**: Taking advantage of situations for personal gain.

**Self-interested**: Prioritizing one's own welfare above others'.

**Calculating**: Planning actions based solely on potential benefits to oneself.

**Avaricious**: Insatiably longing for wealth or material gains.