people who are more talented than me should at the very least have the decency not to be younger than me
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My salary is so shitty 😒
have you tried the bbq ranch chicken salad from Wendy’s?
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void-kids-stuff-deactivated2021 asked:
If I do something good because it makes me feel like a good person, is that technically selfish?
miles-edward-obrien answered:
no, only if you’re choosing to make others suffer to make yourself feel good
enjoying making other people happy is a great thing
There is a Jewish story about a wealthy man who came to his rabbi and said “I have decided to build an orphanage, can you put me in touch with the relevant people”
The rabbi was delighted to do it, and introduced the man to some charities. After a few weeks, the man came back to the rabbi.
“I have decided not to build the orphanage,” he said. “I realised that I was only doing it because I wanted to be admired as a philanthropist, my motives were selfish.”
The rabbi answered, “do you think the orphans will care what your motives were? Build the orphanage!”
this... makes a very good point.
According to ongoing studies into happiness in the psych department at Berkeley, making yourself happy by making other people happy is how it’s meant to work
There's something very Puritan-feeling about "If you do something to make other people happy but then it makes YOU feel happy, that's selfish and bad".