Message from @Grenade123

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2018-05-18 14:58:17 UTC  

it's probably too obvious for me, sorry

2018-05-18 14:58:53 UTC  

We have so many things wrong with our brains that we have a huge list of specific names for them.

2018-05-18 14:58:59 UTC  

I've seen too many people solely acting for emotional self-reward and the like. Fewest of them "competent", but they all do it.

2018-05-18 14:59:46 UTC  

too many? try all people.

2018-05-18 15:00:12 UTC  

minus those who are logically beyond reason

2018-05-18 15:00:37 UTC  

or more accurately logical to the point they are labelled as being mentally ill.

2018-05-18 15:01:08 UTC  

no, there are exceptions. few in number but... there's little reason for you personally standing up for others you don't even know much in the face of danger

2018-05-18 15:01:24 UTC  

pathological altruists certainly are mentally ill in a way 😛

2018-05-18 15:01:59 UTC  

but then so is everyone who doesn't want to acknowledge the dark side, the evil disguised behind a smile, in humanity in the people around them

2018-05-18 15:02:01 UTC  

Not all people act solely for themselves. There is probably a few people on Earth that are truly selfless. Like Deku in the anime Boku no Hero

2018-05-18 15:02:09 UTC  

😃

2018-05-18 15:02:39 UTC  

>there are many be a few people
>only example is not a real person

2018-05-18 15:02:55 UTC  

yeah... but you have to competent enough and able to survive and sustain yourself in your selflessness

2018-05-18 15:03:03 UTC  

because most people who do that just die

2018-05-18 15:03:14 UTC  

or at least get so close to it that they grow bitter and shut themselves in

2018-05-18 15:03:21 UTC  

tell me, what is the point of survival?

2018-05-18 15:03:46 UTC  

depends on the resolution

2018-05-18 15:03:57 UTC  

we all die.

2018-05-18 15:04:00 UTC  

there is no stopping it

2018-05-18 15:04:04 UTC  

at the lowest i'd say sustenance and spread of genes

2018-05-18 15:04:05 UTC  

so why delay it?

2018-05-18 15:04:11 UTC  

stop the nihilism you twat

2018-05-18 15:04:31 UTC  

its not nihilism. its an honest question.

2018-05-18 15:04:31 UTC  

Also I just noticed this is the newsroom

2018-05-18 15:04:51 UTC  

it is a nihilistic question, figure it out yourself

2018-05-18 15:05:01 UTC  

we all die, this is a fact. Yet we try so hard to try and survive. Why?

2018-05-18 15:05:02 UTC  

because that's the only way you will accept the answer that does not kill you

2018-05-18 15:05:08 UTC  

everyone has a reason.

2018-05-18 15:07:21 UTC  

but if genes if a reason and you have children, the only way to keep your genes alive beyond your death, then being altruistic to those younger than you makes sense as their bodies will be better suited to keeping your children alive than yours. This only becomes more important the older you get.

2018-05-18 15:07:46 UTC  

you're on a good track there

2018-05-18 15:07:58 UTC  

also the right track to figure out why tribalism works the way it does

2018-05-18 15:08:06 UTC  

to a limit though

2018-05-18 15:08:10 UTC  

yes

2018-05-18 15:08:30 UTC  

Altruism is only beneficial, if the people don't need it in the first place
Else they become dependent, and then can't survive without you

2018-05-18 15:08:53 UTC  

and since they dont need it in the first place for altruism to be beneficial, it doesnt work

2018-05-18 15:09:09 UTC  

that would depend on how you exhibit your altruism.

2018-05-18 15:09:43 UTC  

blindly doing anything is not, generally, logical.

2018-05-18 15:10:01 UTC  

and just handing out things for free without reason is blind altruism

2018-05-18 15:10:56 UTC  

( ( ( p a t h o l o g i c a l ) ) )

2018-05-18 15:11:03 UTC  

look it up

2018-05-18 15:11:07 UTC  

it's a thing