I find that even people who do the real save-the-world type stuff (doing unheralded AIDS relief work in Africa, for example), are in it for some sort of "selfis

I find that even people who do the real save-the-world type stuff (doing unheralded AIDS relief work in Africa, for example), are in it for some sort of "selfish" motivation (feel good about themselves, appreciation from others, etc.) I find it counterproductive to speculate about people's altruistic motivations since everyone, in some way or another, is working towards their own benefit.