The desire to do things for my own enjoyment. Usually they are short-sighted too. Such as “Forget the work from home you could be doing right now, which could be making money for efficient altruism. Instead, look at pictures of cats on the internet.”
The problem (from the perspective of the altruistic part of me) is that I’m trading off a lot of well-being of strangers for a little of my own well-being.
What exactly are selfish motivations?
The desire to do things for my own enjoyment. Usually they are short-sighted too. Such as “Forget the work from home you could be doing right now, which could be making money for efficient altruism. Instead, look at pictures of cats on the internet.”
What’s wrong with doing things for your own enjoyment if you value them more highly than the well-being of strangers?
The problem (from the perspective of the altruistic part of me) is that I’m trading off a lot of well-being of strangers for a little of my own well-being.
Isn’t the well-being of strangers a component of your well-being? (Assuming you care about them.)