Not to disagree, but there are also a multitude of other incentives that can be straightforwardly aligned with the goal somebody purports to target. "Doing some

Not to disagree, but there are also a multitude of other incentives that can be straightforwardly aligned with the goal somebody purports to target. "Doing something meaningful" (or simply of personal interest) is a surprisingly strong motivator for people, who I think generally find life has little meaning. Social status is also itself a powerful tool for effecting change, and so could be sought without desiring it for its own end (although whether or not this corrupts, were a person to aim for this, I do not know, nor cannot guess at the incidence of success for people with this motive)