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Originally Posted by aklim
We are all selfish. We do this to get that. Nobody gives something for nothing. Either you get something back or you get a warm feeling in your tummy or whatever. You are paid. Perhaps in a different coin but you are still paid. What you are hoping for is Utopia. Not in this life.
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A person who has learned to enjoy unselfish pleasures in addition to the enjoyment of selfish pleasures (which seems to come naturally) has a more complex character which is more aesthetically pleasing.
In evolutionary terms humans have the ability to detect hunting partners who can be counted upon to help in a pinch. Selfish hunting partners tended to be de-selected naturally.