• Steve@communick.news
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    19 hours ago

    Well it is, just like greed is a made up thing.

    In a proper world, altruism wouldn’t exist.
    It only does because nature is uncairing, and society can be cruel.

    But being made up doesn’t matter to my point. People can create a problem with one hand, while trying to fix it with another, having never noticed the connection.

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      18 hours ago

      I would’ve been fine with your comment if you hadn’t included that. I don’t doubt these people are trying to act in their own self interests.

      But when you say “as anyone would” it implies everyone is horribly selfish and never takes other people into account when making decisions ever and this is just accepted common knowledge, which it isn’t.

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      18 hours ago

      Animals are altruistic. Just search for _____ saves person. You will find lots of instances of animals saving humans. Not just dogs and cats either. Ravens, crows, pigeons, elephants dolphins, beluga, and humpbacks are all well documented displaying protective behaviors when predators are around humans that they know.

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        18 hours ago

        Of course they do. Altruism was made up by all social species. A few others even copied it.