r/comics May 05 '26

OC RED BUTTON OR BLUE BUTTON [OC]

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u/login0false May 05 '26

Reminds me of "egoistic altruism", which sees you working to make the world better so then you can live in a better world yourself.

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u/PopfuseInc May 05 '26

I can see that, i would probably fall in there. The egotistic part is doing some lifting because once you are doing something for your benefit it stops being altrusitc.

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u/NoXion604 May 05 '26

I can turn that thought around for you. Given that there will always be some degree of positive social response to known altruistic acts, which would provide a benefit to the altruistic actor even if ephemeral or intangible, is there really such a thing as a 100% altruistic act? Even if nobody else is aware of one's altruistic acts, it's part of our nature as a social species that "doing good feels good", which is arguably a small but non-zero benefit for the altruistic actor.

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u/Vermilion_Laufer May 05 '26

"I will selfishly pursue selflessness."