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This logic only holds if you take an extremely narrow view of what constitutes self-interest. If you broaden that understanding to include the benefits we recei
by imw 10y ago
This logic only holds if you take an extremely narrow view of what constitutes self-interest. If you broaden that understanding to include the benefits we receive from wider social progress, then doesn't this chain of reasoning fall apart?
- csallen 10y agoCan you explain further? I don't quite follow.
- imw 10y agoAligning one's interest with the broader public makes sense because we are part of the broader public. What benefits the broader public benefits us individually, too.
- csallen 10y agoYes, but the inverse is not true: what benefits oneself doesn't necessarily benefit the broader public. And that's what matters when looking at individual behaviors.