#Altruism

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In social psychology, a theory called psychological egoism is largely accepted. It states that people only act in self interest. If you are helping someone, it is because you are

chime®, the boxbreaker

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THE PRETENTIOUSNESS OF ALTRUISMA Thread The human race throughout the ages has been confronted with one question that remains unanswered, "Am I a good person because I do good things

Spencer Greenberg 🔍

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When people learn just a little about game theory, decision theory, economics, or even evolutionary theory, they sometimes come away thinking that altruism is somehow “irrational,” or that rational agents

Carwil Bjork-James

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The "problem of altruism" in biology and the "collective action problem" in political science both begin from an individualist theory of maximization, then see abundant unselfish behavior as a surprise.https://twitter.co

Flavio Toxvaerd

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Many have asked me about the effects of altruism in economic-epidemic models (in about every talk I give!). I've thought hard about this for a number of years and there

Lulie

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Altruism is the misconception that morality is (primarily) about other people.Selfishness is the misconception that morality is (primarily) about oneself. on morality ❦https://twitter.com/amitcc/status/1328553920549974018 Each of these le

Publius Doc Rock

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1. Is there any hope for the future of this country? Yes, there is. This country has one asset left: the matchless productive ability of its people. If, and to

Curt Doolittle (Gab: curtd)

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WHY DO WESTERN WOMEN UNDERMINE WESTERN CIVILIZATION?1. Anglos converted to 100% middle class, seeking cheap success in democracy without paying the cost of maintaining our intellectual, social, economic, political advantage

Tom Jesson

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I thought that pain decreases after middle age, but apparently notIt's true that old people *now* have less pain than middle aged people. But that's not because pain goes down

April C. Wright, "in these uncertain times"

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Humans are prob actually less intelligent than other speciesWe dominated based on selfishnessDolphins have funPandas eat bambooElephants are amazingPrimates have complex social structuresDogs/cats are worshipedThere’s long range “whale

Lancaster UCU

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Today @LancasterUni asked all staff to donate 2.5% of their annual salary to the university. What may seem like a timely call for altruism, may be quite the opposite. All

Slothrop

gnocchiwizard

normalize being fine with someone who's not an "organizer." normalize not giving a shit about the latest political theater or whatever the news is peddling any given week. many well-motivated

ALight412

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Unconditional love is known as affection without any limitations, or love without conditions. This term is sometimes associated with other terms such as true altruism or complete love. In Christianity,

Bullet Point Guy

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The Gauges of a Successful Life:• Can our own time be spent on our own pursuits?• How much of that time is spent in service of others?• How many people

JazMinnie

AviaryNotes

Current academic frustration:Now is the perfect time to rethink how we train people (especially academics) in key skills, like qual or quant research, article writing, engaging in public scholarship, etc.

pepo

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Why Madao is my Favorite Character in Gintamaa thread about why I think madao is amazing. spoilers maybe but if you're reading this you probably already watched gintama Madao is

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