I would posit that many players think the lawful-chaotic axis is the one that separates group interest and individual self-interest, actually it is the good-evil axis that does this, an evil character is self-interested, a lawful evil character follows rules as long as they meet their own interests, and for those rules that don't align, they'd probably bend rules rather than outright break them as chaotic evil would.
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I would posit that many players think the lawful-chaotic axis is the one that separates group interest and individual self-interest, actually it is the good-evil axis that does this, an evil character is self-interested, a lawful evil character follows rules as long as they meet their own interests, and for those rules that don't align, they'd probably bend rules rather than outright break them as chaotic evil would.
Neutral or Chaotic Evil are not stupid or careless either