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3 Post author: Gondolinian 25 May 2015 12:00AM

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Comment author: [deleted] 25 May 2015 12:52:04PM 7 points [-]

My brain filters it out automatically. Altruism is not even on my mind AT ALL, until I sorted out my own problems and feel the life of me and my family is reasonably secure, happy, safe, and going up and up. I don't feel I have any surplus for altruism.

I guess in practice I do altruistic things all the time. People ask me for help, I don't say no. I just don't seek out opportunities to.