> there can certainly be enough instances where making someone else's life better makes yours worse And myriads of instances where helping others makes your l

> there can certainly be enough instances where making someone else's life better makes yours worse And myriads of instances where helping others makes your life better. In-fact, not to help other people is unequivocally a horrible and myopic decision. For starters, we need exponential number of scientists to keep making linear progress. Furthermore, paying taxes which are used to fund education results in lower criminality [1]. Furthermore, we have that investing in education can give back a 5x ROI [2]. [1] https://www.researchgate.net/publication/4901649_The_Effect_of_Education_on_Crime_Evidence_from_Prison_Inmates_Arrests_and_Self-Reports https://www.researchgate.net/publication/4901649_The_Effect_... [2] https://about.ku.dk/facts-figures/value-for-society/ https://about.ku.dk/facts-figures/value-for-society/