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By *rbusyhands OP   Man
over a year ago

Glasgow

Very interesting show on Radio 4 about altruism ie people doing things in a selfless way to help others.

Made me think about what altruistic things I do.

Might sound small but I always girt and shovel most of my street.

What about you?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Nothing. I am completely selfish. Ayn Rand (any book) is my Bible.

-Courtney

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By *iamondjoeMan
over a year ago

Glastonbury


"Nothing. I am completely selfish. Ayn Rand (any book) is my Bible.

-Courtney"

Ayn Rand is rather childish, imo

:P

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Nothing. I am completely selfish. Ayn Rand (any book) is my Bible.

-Courtney

Ayn Rand is rather childish, imo

:P"

That's ok. So is the Bible

(sorry religious people)

-Courtney

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Help my auld dear n my dear auld nana in their gardens when I can.

Also the usual stuff like holding doors open n helping folk who are obviously struggling(oaps spilling shopping out their wee dolly trollies n such like)

It's nice to be nice and it is it's own reward

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By *iamondjoeMan
over a year ago

Glastonbury


"Nothing. I am completely selfish. Ayn Rand (any book) is my Bible.

-Courtney

Ayn Rand is rather childish, imo

:P

That's ok. So is the Bible

(sorry religious people)

-Courtney"

I don't live my life by the Bible either!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Nothing. I am completely selfish. Ayn Rand (any book) is my Bible.

-Courtney

Ayn Rand is rather childish, imo

:P

That's ok. So is the Bible

(sorry religious people)

-Courtney

I don't live my life by the Bible either!"

I know. You realize everything I have written has been bollox, right?

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By *iamondjoeMan
over a year ago

Glastonbury


"Nothing. I am completely selfish. Ayn Rand (any book) is my Bible.

-Courtney

Ayn Rand is rather childish, imo

:P

That's ok. So is the Bible

(sorry religious people)

-Courtney

I don't live my life by the Bible either!

I know. You realize everything I have written has been bollox, right?"

Praise be!

I was just about to get together a long-winded but worthy refutation of Rand's 'Objectivist' credo and now you've saved me the trouble!

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By *hortieWoman
over a year ago

Northampton

I drink 2 cups of coffee in the morning, which prevents me from killing people for the day

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

There's nothing I do regularly ut when the time has come to do the right thing in life I seem to have usually made the right choices.

Once swam out off the side of a bay to rescue a dog that had fallen off a cliff into the sea

Stope two Asian men leading a pair of kids of long enough for the police to arrive (one kid was homeless and ran away before police showed up the other had been reported missing ealier that day the men claimed the children had been stealing and we're taking them home to be disaplined)

Comforted a cat while it died after being hit by a car.

My main altruistic effort though is not murdering the idiot I have to follow at work who always fucks up his work and I have to fix.

I should get a sainthood for that, he's that bad

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By *iamondjoeMan
over a year ago

Glastonbury

I work in the misery business

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By *ecretly seductiveWoman
over a year ago

Palookaville


"I work in the misery business "

Jeez me too

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I used to do voluntary work up until a month ago. Been doing that a couple of years.

Right now I've just taken in a couple of ill rats that someone can't look after.

I always try and help people if they need it. I think everyone should do nice things all the time. It makes you and the recipient feel good. The world would be so much nicer.

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham

Is anything we do ever truly selfless? By doing good things we give our selves a pat on the back and it makes us feel good etc.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Nothing. I am completely selfish. Ayn Rand (any book) is my Bible.

-Courtney

Ayn Rand is rather childish, imo

:P

That's ok. So is the Bible

(sorry religious people)

-Courtney

I don't live my life by the Bible either!

I know. You realize everything I have written has been bollox, right?

Praise be!

I was just about to get together a long-winded but worthy refutation of Rand's 'Objectivist' credo and now you've saved me the trouble!

"

It took me a year to read Atlas Shrugged - I'll never get that year back!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I spend the extra 60p on an all day bus ticket instead of a return and give it to someone at the bus stop when I get home.

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By *o new WinksMan
over a year ago

BSE

If you gain any satisfaction from helping your fellow man, then there is no truly altruistic act.

Some people are so damn smug about how wonderfully altruistic they are....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Is anything we do ever truly selfless? By doing good things we give our selves a pat on the back and it makes us feel good etc. "

I was wondering the same.

Still nice though.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Spent years involved caring for my mum who had dementia. Employing private carers..stepping in and doing the caring myself which was very hands on...in everyway..say no more. If you love and care for someone you can do so much.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I know getting pleasure from helping others makes it seem not altruistic, but the fact is looking out for others welfare is altrusim. Nobody is obligated to help someone else, yet they do.

The fact that you enjoy being selfless to benefit someone else, and enjoy that, means you're a decent person too.

If you help others and expect to be praised, given attention for doing so, or be lauded then you're doing it for the wrong reasons.

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By *irtyGirlWoman
over a year ago

Edinburgh

I don't know that there is such a thing as true altruism. I think if you do something selflessly for someone else, it's a kind thing to do but you get a kick out of that, it makes you feel good so is it truly altruistic?

I like doing nice things for people, it makes me feel good. I do it often in different ways.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yeah I'm constantly feeling bad for doing stuff for people I probably shouldn't be doing.

My business suffers, but I like to help people with problems. If I can fix it for them I will, regardless of the consequences.

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By *uxom redCouple
over a year ago

Shrewsbury

Some people may see my job as a Guide dog puppy walker as altruistic but I have to be honest I'm doing it for me , to get to have , train and play with puppies is amazing ... wish i got paid for it ! Red

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By *o new WinksMan
over a year ago

BSE

Well, I think we all want to play with your puppies. What is the going rate?

I need to know how altruistic I am when I turn down my fee and do it for the pleasure of giving

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By *oward1978Man
over a year ago

Rotherham


"Some people may see my job as a Guide dog puppy walker as altruistic but I have to be honest I'm doing it for me , to get to have , train and play with puppies is amazing ... wish i got paid for it ! Red"

I could make a cheap joke here about how amazing it must be to play with your puppies...but I'll resist from doing such a thing!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Is anything we do ever truly selfless? By doing good things we give our selves a pat on the back and it makes us feel good etc. "

And that's good. It doesn't matter if we are cheered up by doing nice things for people. What matters is that we do the nice thing.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Is anything we do ever truly selfless? By doing good things we give our selves a pat on the back and it makes us feel good etc. "

There's a lot of doing the right thing that won't leave you feeling good.

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By *o new WinksMan
over a year ago

BSE

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By *o new WinksMan
over a year ago

BSE


"Some people may see my job as a Guide dog puppy walker as altruistic but I have to be honest I'm doing it for me , to get to have , train and play with puppies is amazing ... wish i got paid for it ! Red

I could make a cheap joke here about how amazing it must be to play with your puppies...but I'll resist from doing such a thing! "

I was way ahead of you Howie

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I got dirty and wet for a neighbour yesterday

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
Forum Mod
over a year ago

Central

I have doubts that altruism exists at all.

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By *izzabelle and well hungCouple
over a year ago

Edinburgh.

I give women my cock.

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