Your distinction between altruism and the more general “group-friendly” is useful and relevant.
TGGP,
Regarding artificial selection it is worth remembering that this was one of the major examples that Darwin himself emphasized in Origin of the Species, the efficacy and effect of efforts at artificial breeding and selection by humans of both plants and animals.
Caledonian,
Your distinction between altruism and the more general “group-friendly” is useful and relevant.
TGGP,
Regarding artificial selection it is worth remembering that this was one of the major examples that Darwin himself emphasized in Origin of the Species, the efficacy and effect of efforts at artificial breeding and selection by humans of both plants and animals.