The answer is mostly False. While there may be some corruption, they are legally not supposed to work for themselves.
Philip is exhibiting adolescent egocentrism.
Egocentrism is a characteristic of very young children, however, it can continue into adolescence as well, as is the case with Philip in this case. He cannot put himself in other people's shoes because he is experiencing pain and believes that no one else has ever experienced that as well. He thinks no one can understand him which is a classic example of egocentrism - focusing on oneself.
Pretty good question you got there
