ReanuKeeves@lemm.ee to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 7 days agoWhat happened to make you finally accept that it's not worth it to be an altruistic person?message-squaremessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareWhat happened to make you finally accept that it's not worth it to be an altruistic person?ReanuKeeves@lemm.ee to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square17fedilink
minus-squareProfessorOwl_PhD [any]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 days agoIf you were looking for reciprocation you weren’t being altruistic. The whole point of altruism is that you’re improving the lives of others despite not recieving anything in kind. It’s not meant to be “worth it”.
If you were looking for reciprocation you weren’t being altruistic. The whole point of altruism is that you’re improving the lives of others despite not recieving anything in kind. It’s not meant to be “worth it”.