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What if prosocial behaviour isn't the best option for the individual?

• douglaswlance 6y ago
  I can't think of any situations in which that would be the case.
  • disposekinetics 6y ago
    Not paying into social security would very likely lead to better outcomes for me, but not for society as a whole. Edit: The current gun rights debate in the USA is if making it more difficult for hobby marksman is worth the collective safety.
    • douglaswlance 6y ago
      >Not paying into social security would very likely lead to better outcomes for me, but not for society as a whole. You should get some of that money back. Also, by not paying, you would be fined by the government. It's ultimately not overall a benefit to you. >Edit: The current gun rights debate in the USA is if making it more difficult for hobby marksman is worth the collective safety. Thinking about the collective, as suggested, doesn't make any sense. Individuals responsibly owning and carrying firearms is self-beneficial and prosocial. Individuals irresponsibly owning and misusing firearms is self-harming and anti-social. This is the whole point of the Objectivist point of view.
  • mrow84 6y ago
    This feels like it might prove to be an unfalsifiable claim. What if I had to, for whatever reason, choose between me dying and fifty other people dying? Or me and some really socially valuable person?