That's an absolutely insane, off the charts level of cynicism. I can't imagine going through life actually believing that. Sorry for whatever has happened in your life that's led you to that point. Genuinely.
Do you give money to the poor to lift them up or to make yourself feel better?
It’s obviously a rhetorical question bc there’s no way to real tease out an answer even if we could agree on terms
Tons of data and anecdotes can support either idea
I tend to think early humans could never have survived if we were inherently selfish
Others think selfishness is innately tied to self preservation
Both are right bc we are both individual (probably) and social (obviously) creatures; and we’re more complex than the binary of altruistic/selfish