J_Taylor comments on Should We Tell People That Giving Makes Them Happier? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: J_Taylor 07 September 2013 02:01:33AM 0 points [-]

I sometimes have feelings of separation from my fellow man. Philanthropic activity tends to alleviate this. Likewise, it tends to buffer my emotions from feelings of personal inadequacy. Of course, these correlations are not sufficient to establish causation.

Also, I do get warm, fuzzy feelings. However, I do not hold these positive feelings to be as important as the suppression of negative feelings.