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You're not even doing a good job being selfish, since you'd actually benefit a lot more from more people having the opportunity to create value. The "it is bet

by dmor 14y ago

You're not even doing a good job being selfish, since you'd actually benefit a lot more from more people having the opportunity to create value. The "it is better personally for me" argument could also have been made against women working in your role, or black people. Do you realize how screwed up that line of thinking is?

akavi 14y ago
> You're not even doing a good job being selfish, since you'd actually benefit a lot more from more people having the opportunity to create value. Well, that's sort of the question, isn't it? Will the benefit I receive from other people's production of value outweigh the devaluation of my own productivity? I don't think there's an easy way to answer that, though my suspicion is that there is a large number of people for whom the answer is no. Note, I don't advocate this line of thought; I'm just saying that it's not irrational for someone to advocate it.