Message from @ETBrooD
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Which is kind of a selfless act of course, parents do this all the time
Selflessness is immoral
It's not selfless
It's a selfless act, it's not "being selfless"
It's a kind of socially evolved behavior
We learn this
Because the backlash from deviating from it causes us harm, for example lost friends
So it's actually selfish in a way
But also selfless
Things can be both
It's a tradeoff basically
That's what societies do
I dont operate like that. WHen I have interns, which I do a lot, I help them understand, give them tasks and then tell them clearly what mistakes were made
Yeah but you don't steal their thunder
I dont get what you mean by that
When they feel successful, you let them have their moment, and you don't steal it for yourself, by saying something stupid like "I did that, I taught you, I'm awesome"
But I didnt do that
Unless you say it jokingly perhaps
I just helped them understand and they did something good
sometimes they do better than I do
Yes that's my point, you're acting selflessly in that moment, because acting selflessly ends up being the better option for you
no, I am not acting selflessly
I am helping them cause it will benefit me in the long run
and I am payed for helping them
............ I'm talking about you not stealing their thunder
there's some disconnect here my friend
Narcissists do that all the time, they take other people's credit and think they can just do that with no repercussions
I take no one's credit, I jst teach people how to do shit
If you were a narcissist, i.e. completely selfish, you'd steal people's thunder for a moment of glory
Yes that's my point, you're not a narcissist, you're not selfish
I am selfish
in fact I strive to be
Then you're intelligently selfish
Objectivsm is philosophy of rational self interest
Narcissists are constantly starved for self-validation because they're made out of pure egoism
You are clearly not, because you're able to show restraint
I understand what you saying but disagree on how you saying
in my opinion stealing something you didnt earn isnt selfish
Then what is it
Only first-hand productive life is selfish