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Humans aren't purely selfish. If we all play our individual game, the group will do just fine. As evidenced by the fact that we are even talking about the group as if it matters.
Even with selfish agents, the best strategy is to cooperate under certain (our) conditions.
In game theory, whether social or evolutionary, a stable outcome usually (I'm tempted to say almost always) includes some level of cheaters/defectors.