This one was actually news to me. Separately is more efficient, eh? Hmmm… now I get to rethink my actions.
I had deliberately terminated my donations to charities that seemed closer to “rescuing lost puppies”. I had also given up personal volunteering (I figured out {work—earn—donate} before I heard it here.) And now I’m really struggling with akrasia / procrastination / laziness /rebellion / escapism.
“You could, of course, reply that you don’t trust selfish acts that are supposed to be other-benefiting as an “ulterior motive” ”. That’s a poisonous meme that runs in my brain. But I consciously declare that to be nonsense. I don’t ever want to discuss “pure altruism” ever again! I applaud ulterior motives, “Just so long as people get helped.” If you can figure out your ulterior motives, use them! Put them in harness. You might as well, they aren’t going away.
Thanks, Eliezer!
This one was actually news to me. Separately is more efficient, eh? Hmmm… now I get to rethink my actions.
I had deliberately terminated my donations to charities that seemed closer to “rescuing lost puppies”. I had also given up personal volunteering (I figured out {work—earn—donate} before I heard it here.) And now I’m really struggling with akrasia / procrastination / laziness /rebellion / escapism.
“You could, of course, reply that you don’t trust selfish acts that are supposed to be other-benefiting as an “ulterior motive” ”. That’s a poisonous meme that runs in my brain. But I consciously declare that to be nonsense. I don’t ever want to discuss “pure altruism” ever again! I applaud ulterior motives, “Just so long as people get helped.” If you can figure out your ulterior motives, use them! Put them in harness. You might as well, they aren’t going away.