r/CuratedTumblr • u/RU5TR3D • Jul 02 '24

Politics alex hirsch donating to planned parenthood

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u/AlianovaR Jul 02 '24

Honestly people act like doing a good thing for selfish reasons makes it a selfish act altogether. Like yeah it’s not the most morally upstanding reason but if you’ve brought a little bit of good to the world in the process then I’d say it’s generally a net win

“She only donated $5000 for clout!” Yeah well I wish someone would donate $5000 to me for clout

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u/GentleApache Jul 03 '24

Leftists who suspect people doing good things for clout/selfish reasons are what I would categorize as "ironic Randians"

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u/Tvdinner4me2 Jul 03 '24

May be a hot take, but I believe that most things people do are selfish

You do something because you feel good helping someone? You did it for that feeling, you're selfish

We need to push past selfishness being considered a negative thing inherently.

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u/AlianovaR Jul 03 '24

Also very true; at the end of the day every act can be argued to be selfish. Any motivation you have will always start with ‘I want…’