"So get paid >> money >> help other people >> makes me happy." I was reading up on some things about that, and the ideas of infinite ethics. Combined with your

"So get paid >> money >> help other people >> makes me happy." I was reading up on some things about that, and the ideas of infinite ethics. Combined with your comments here, seems like the philosophy of Effective Altruism still has a long way to go. If you are practicing what you believe in, though, I salute you. "p.s. pleasing people also makes you happy, because you develop better relationships." I'm not so sure about that. Having worked with people who have deep-seated emotional issues, people-pleasing like that creates a fragile edifice. The greater the effort in fulfilling the want without addressing the need, the more fragile the whole situation becomes.