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Originally Posted by raymr
So if I give or share something, and feel good about it, thats selfish? So next time I make a donation, I'll be sure to do it in a grumpy manner so nobody thinks I'm fulfilling some desire.
I shared you viewpoint once, that ulterior motives are the sole drivers of everything we do. In fact, I had one of those big round buttons hanging in my car that aptly displayed my philosophy. It read "Everybody Has A Price". I tossed it away when I finally grew up.
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Well, If you are doing this to get that, how is that any less selfish than you going to work? You are not going to work to help the boss. You are doing it to help yourself. If you are making a donation and you get something out if it, how is that unselfish? I donate my stuff to Goodwill. Do I really care about the people and organization? Not a whit. It lets me write off stuff on my taxes. So, I am getting paid in a different coin is all. Say I mow the grass for my neighbour. Maybe in the future, he will do something for me too. Isn't that getting paid in a different coin as opposed to him paying me $20? To be truely doing something for unselfish reasons, you need to be doing it just because and not because you are getting something in return, be it a tax deduction, in leiu of a favor in the future or a pat on your back. Once again with the hooker. She gives me a good sensation so I pay her. I am getting something for my money. It is a transaction. Plain and simple.