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It’s okay if altruism is inherently selfish and for a warm fuzzy feeling or social media points as long as the altruism takes place
by exdsq 4y ago
It’s okay if altruism is inherently selfish and for a warm fuzzy feeling or social media points as long as the altruism takes place
- ClumsyPilot 4y agoThis comes across as divorced from reality - this is not why most people donate
- Diggsey 4y agoWhat's the difference between someone who donates because it makes them feel good (to have a positive impact on the world) and someone who does it because they want to have a positive impact on the world? There isn't one. It's the same thing. All choices can be traced back to a "selfish" reason. To deny that is to suggest that there is something other than our self that determines if we are a good person or not.
- ClumsyPilot 4y agoWhat is the difference between someone who lives a trully happy life of luxury and someone who lives in squalor and his happyness is induced through drugs? There isn't one. Its the same thing. To deny that is to suggesy that theelre is something other than our self that determined is we had a good life.
- exdsq 4y agoThis comes from a lot of reflection on ‘selfish altruism’. You might think it’s divorced from reality but I’ve had to argue for altruism existing far too many times in England to not think about it more. It’s probably the cause of donating far more often than you think, just people rarely admit it.