Post #2448723
2023-01-20 03:39 UTC
@adamjcook@mastodon.social @jiva@devoe.social @mrzaius@hachyderm.io @uliwitness@chaos.social ah, I see. I'm not used to seeing "cynical" as the contrast against "altruism".
I am skeptical that altruism exists in humanity (https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/altruism/), and it's _definitely_ not how corporations operating in a capitalist system tend to operate.
I think that "enlightened self-interest" is generally more reliable behavior to expect than altruism.
But I wouldn't call that cynicism. Just reality (based on my personal, biased, flawed perspective).
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@adamjcook@mastodon.social 2023-01-20 03:45
@msw@mstdn.social @jiva@devoe.social @mrzaius@hachyderm.io @uliwitness@chaos.social Gotcha! 😉 I can get onboard with that.
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@nottrobin@union.place 2023-01-21 08:38
@msw@mstdn.social I got tons of time for this philosophy, but I do think it's only tangentially related exactly what motivations are deep in our hearts. Practically speaking, there are plenty of companies who, whether or not it's a "cynical calculation" on some level, have departments dedicated to giving back in a way that actually costs the company. There is an important difference. @adamjcook@mastodon.social @jiva@devoe.social @mrzaius@hachyderm.io @uliwitness@chaos.social