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You give reasonable examples of people doing good things for a profit, and other people being altruistic to no good end. Great, but that's not the question. M
by abstractbill 16y ago
You give reasonable examples of people doing good things for a profit, and other people being altruistic to no good end.
Great, but that's not the question.
Max's assertion was that there is no nobler thing than doing something for a profit. That's simply not true.
- kiba 16y agoMax's assertion was that there is no nobler thing than doing something for a profit. That's simply not true. Well, I would argue that everything I do, altruistic or not, goes back to satisfying my selfishness. In that point of view, selfishness is a human condition, not something to be ashamed of. It is also part of the human condition to have social relations with other human beings. Sometime, that might mean caring for others even if we receive no hedonistic benefits. It's quite essential to our health, really.